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SERIOUS INJURIES.  USING PULLEYS AND ROPES TO RAISE AND LOWER WIRE ANTENNAS
MAKE MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR SAFER.  THESE ARE ONLY A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO
STIMULATE YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS ABOUT SAFETY AND COMFORT DESIGN AT THIS SIDE
OF THE STATION.  I HOPE THAT YOU FOUND THESE SUGGESTIONS USEFUL, OR AT
LEAST GOT YOU TO START THINKING ABOUT HOW YOU USE YOUR EQUIPMENT AND THE
BEST WAY TO PLACE IT IN YOUR STATION.  HAVING A HOME STATION IS A LUXURY,
BECAUSE YOU CAN TURN ON THE RADIO ANYTIME, DAY OR NIGHT, AND ENJOY YOUR
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HOBBY.  GOOD PLANNING WILL HELP YOUR STATION WORK WHEN YOU WANT IT TO AND
OFFER YOU LONG HOURS OF COMFORTABLE OPERATING.  PHOTOS BY THE AUTHOR.  ARRL
RADIOSPORT MANAGER NORM FUSARO, W3IZ, HAS BEEN WITH ARRL SINCE 2004 AND HAS
WORKED IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES AT HQ.  THE RADIOSPORT DEPARTMENT SERVES ALL
OF THE ON THE AIR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY ARRL.  LICENSED IN 1984, NORM HAS
BEEN ACTIVE IN MANY FACETS OF AMATEUR RADIO.  HE ENJOYS DXING AND PORTABLE
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