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WIDE PREFIX CONTEST PHONE, HELD OVER THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 30 31, 2019, IN
THE TWO TRANSMITTER, MULTIOPERATOR CATEGORY.  THE CONTEST, KNOWN AS CQ WW
WPX SSB, OFFERS MULTIPLE AWARDS IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, DRAWING
EXPERIENCED CONTESTERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD EVERY YEAR.  GETTING DOWN TO
BUSINESS AS A COLEADER, MARTY TOOK ON A GREAT DEAL OF THE LOGISTICAL AND
OPERATIONAL PREPARATION FOR THE TEAM AND THEIR ACCOMPANYING FAMILY MEMBERS.
IMAGINE TAKING A GROUP OF NINE PEOPLE ON A TRIP SOMEWHERE, AND HANDLING
EVERY DETAIL OF IT, AND THEN ONCE YOU GET THERE, SCHEDULING ABOUT 56 HOURS
OF PROGRAMMING, HE SAID.  FIRST, HE MADE SURE ALL NECESSARY FLIGHTS TO
PENNSYLVANIA WERE BOOKED, AND COORDINATED HOTEL ROOMS.  HE ALSO SET UP AN
OPERATOR SCHEDULE, CONTEST STRATEGY, FREQUENCY AND PROPAGATION STRATEGY,
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