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Run for the Kudzu 2000 10/07/2000 |
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The 2nd annual "Run for the Kudzu" was held on Saturday, October 7th at Lake Lanier just north of Atlanta. The format of this event is similar to the "Run for the Trees". Due to the distances that operators had to travel on the property, everyone was allowed to get to their venue and set up before the official start time. The event ran for 2 hours and was followed by lunch and the awards were handed out.
Each award recipient also received a jar of Mrs. Annie Dukes' "Kudzu Blossom Jelly". Mrs. Dukes is an 89 year old lady in Flowery Branch, Georgia and each year she makes this rare jelly during the 4 weeks beginning August 15th. This is the only time of the year that the Kudzu vine has a bloom. The blossom is a deep purple in color and the jelly tastes much like grape jelly but is said to have special medicinal benefits.
Unlike last year, the bands were in great shape. Most operators worked the bands above 40 meters. The California QSO party provided many contacts and several NoGaNaughts even worked some pretty good DX including Germany, Norway, Sweden and Hungary.
Many very nice door prizes were handed out. These included a number of QRP kits, a NYE paddle, Turner Microphone, caps and more.
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