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FREQUENCY.  KURT SAYS THAT APRS IS POPULAR AMONG TRUCKERS.  WHILE APRS HAS
MANY OTHER DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES, MOST HAMS ARE FAMILIAR WITH
THE VEHICLE TRACKING ELEMENT USING GPS TO SPOT THE LOCATION OF VEHICLES AND
OTHER STATIONS ON A MAP ON YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN.  THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES
WHEN KURT WOULD SEE THE CALL SIGN OF A BUDDY ON THE APRS MAP AND BE CLOSE
ENOUGH FOR A SIMPLEX CONTACT ON 2 METERS.  KURT HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR 19
YEARS, A CAREER THAT BEGAN AFTER GRADUATING FROM PENN STATE UNIVERSITY.  HE
ENJOYS RUNNING HIS OWN BUSINESS WITHOUT THE CONFINES OF AN OFFICE.  HAVING
TRAVELED THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND CANADA, KURT HAS MADE LOTS OF FRIENDS
OVER THE AIR.  KURT IS THE 2011 UNITED VAN LINES LOGISTICS VAN OPERATOR OF
THE YEAR.  YOU CAN SEE A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT HIM, WHICH INCLUDES A GLIMPSE OF
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