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Such a Ham Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/19/2014
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This puzzle cache is intended to be a fun search, and should educate the cacher about Amateur Radio - another fun hobby of mine.  The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates.  You'll need to solve the puzzle below to find the correct location.


This puzzle cache can be found at the following coordinates:

34 ab.cde, -092 fg.hij

a. Find the voltage if a circuit is pulling 80 watts at 20 amps.
b. Numeral of this state's call district for ham radio licenses
c. Find resistance if a circuit has 12v and 18w. (Round off)
d. Number of amateur radio license classes currently awarded in the United States.
e. (Ham Radio operators must give their call sign every ___ minutes) / 10
f. The day of the month on which the original holder of the call sign W1AW was born.
gh. Numerals in the call sign of the Qatar Amateur Radio Society.
i. Extra Class operators are the only ones who can have this number of characters in their call sign.
j. Ham Radio lingo for "Best Wishes": _3.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

If you search for this one during the day, and see a red Ram 1500 near GZ, place a leaf under the windshield wiper. That's my truck. ;)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Hfr Tbbtyr, Jvxvcrqvn naq Buz'f Ynj. Ng TM: erzrzore gung Unz Enqvb vf ebpx fbyvq.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)