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Amateur Radio related weekly news digest
  1. - FCC EYES GIVING SATELLITES 20,000 MHz MORE OF SPECTRUM
    - SOLO DXPEDITIONER HONORED FOR 61,000 QSOs
    - RECORD ATTENDANCE AT HAMVENTION
    - YASME GRANT WILL FUND RBN NODE ON SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLAND
    - SILENT KEY: DICK JANSSON, KD1K, LONGTIME AMSAT VP FOR ENGINEERING
    - SOUTH AFRICA LICENSES 48 NEW RADIO AMATEURS
    - OHIO TRAFFIC NET MARKS 50 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
    - HAP HOLLY, KC9RP/SK, RECEIVES FINAL NEWSMAKER AWARD, POSTHUMOUSLY
    - 'QUEENS OF THE MOUNTAINS' EVENT RETURNS
    - PROJECT EYES HAM RADIO ON GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITE
    - JUNE IS 'AMATEUR RADIO MONTH' IN HAWAII
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: PRIME TIME TV IS BACK ON BOARD THE ISS

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  2. - REPORT: US UNPREPARED TO HANDLE MAJOR SOLAR STORM
    - ON-LOAN DMR KIT STARTS YOUNG UK HAMS ON THEIR JOURNEYS
    - ANTENNA AUCTION RAISES FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIP
    - STUDENTS GET FREE ONLINE LESSONS ABOUT WEATHER SATELLITES
    - LONGTIME ELECTRONICS SUPPLIER SHUTS DOORS IN US
    - SPECIAL EVENT FOLLOWS TRAIL OF 19TH CENTURY EXPLORERS
    - LUXEMBOURG ISSUES POSTAGE STAMP FOR IARU's CENTENARY
    - SPECIAL EVENT OPERATORS RECALL HISTORIC JOHNSTOWN FLOOD OF 1889
    - DEADLINE NEARS FOR 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR' NOMINEES
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: TIME FLOWS ON, THANKS TO 'FOUNTAIN" OF UNPRECEDENTED ACCURACY

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  3. - IARU OUTLINES RE-ENGINEERED VISION, ELIMINATING REGIONAL ENTITIES
    - UNIVERSITY IN ROME LOGS QSOs TO WELCOME NEW POPE
    - HISTORIC TURNOUT FOR BANGLADESH HAM RADIO EXAM
    - SILENT KEY: THE QSO RADIO SHOW'S TED RANDALL, WB8PUM
    - ARRL'S RENEWED CALLS TO FCC INCLUDE PLEA FOR TECHNICIANS' HF PRIVILEGES
    - HAMS EXEMPT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA LAW BANNING HANDHELDS
    - HAMS EXEMPT FROM DISTRACTED-DRIVING LAW THAT BEGINS JUNE 5
    - PROJECT KUIPER LAUNCHES ITS FIRST SATELLITES
    - AMSAT SETS OCTOBER DATE FOR SYMPOSIUM, MEETING
    - AWARD RECOGNIZES WSPR RADIO "DETECTIVES"
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: WHEN THE "STATION IDENTIFICATION" IS A BINARY STAR SYSTEM

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  4. - FCC TO PUSH FOR US-BASED TESTING OF SOME IMPORTED ELECTRONICS
    - WEATHER-BALLOON WASTE CHALLENGES AUSTRALIAN COAST
    - HAMVENTION PREPARES FOR OPENING DAY
    - NEW GRANT BOOSTS DIGITAL LIBRARY OF AMATEUR RADIO & COMMUNICATIONS
    - THREE INDUCTED INTO CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME
    - HAM2K PORTABLE LOGGER RECEIVES SOFTWARE AWARD
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - APRS POSTPONES MAY SUMMIT, RESCHEDULES FOR FALL
    - IMAGE TRANSMISSION A HIGHLIGHT OF DISASTER TRAINING
    - CITY POLICE STATIONS PREPARE TO ADD AMATEUR RADIO
    - SPECIAL STATIONS CELEBRATE MAJOR HAM EXPO IN JAPAN
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: A PULSAR PACKS A PUNCH INTO OUR GALAXY

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  5. - HIGH-FLYING ANTENNA TO HELP STUDY WORLD'S FORESTS
    - BRAZIL'S HAMS GAIN CB PRIVILEGES, LOSE CW REQUIREMENT
    - AMATEUR LEADS GROUP BEHIND NEW LPFM RADIO STATION
    - FCC SAYS FLORIDA LPFM STATION EXCEEDED LEGAL LIMITS
    - TURNING 100, BELL LABS PREPS FOR RELOCATION
    - SILENT KEY: CHARLES KITCHIN, N1TEV, WRITER, "GURU" OF THE RE-GEN RECEIVER
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - THREE BANDS OK'D FOR ITALIAN AMATEUR EXPERIMENTATION
    - BBC RECHARTING COURSE BEFORE CHARTER EXPIRATION
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: THIS ANTENNA'S ELEMENTS HAVE AN ELEMENT OF HISTORY

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  6. - INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO UNION EYES RESTRUCTURING
    - HAMS ACTIVATE IRAN'S FIRST SPECIAL EVENT STATION FOR IARU
    - PANCREATIC CANCER SPECIAL EVENT HONORS ITS FOUNDER'S MEMORY
    - WRTC BIDDING DEADLINE FOR SPONSORED TEAMS IS APRIL 30TH
    - REGISTRATION OPENS FOR HAM RADIO BOOTCAMP
    - HAM RADIO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN SELECTS "REMOTE" THEME
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - HAMS GO WITH THE FLOW FOR "CANOE CHALLENGE" FUNDRAISER
    - SOUTH AFRICAN HAMS FOSTER RADIO'S GROWTH IN SUB-SAHARA
    - ASTRONAUT ANNOUNCES FRAM2HAM SSTV CONTEST WINNERS
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: HAMS GO TO BAT FOR VANISHING BATS

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  7. - HAMS GAIN EXEMPTION IN IOWA'S DISTRACTED-DRiVING LAW
    - REGULATOR SEEKS COMMENT ON AUSTRALIA'S CLASS-LICENSE CONDITIONS
    - SILENT KEY: BOB FAY, WBØNPN, EMERGENCY RESPONDER AND MENTOR
    - SILENT KEY: SHIRLEY HARDSTAFF, VK7HSC, INNOVATOR AND ADVOCATE
    - ZERO RETRIES NEWSLETTER HOSTING INAUGURAL CONFERENCE
    - BIG WELCOME FOR YOUNGSTERS AT HAMVENTION ON MAY 17TH
    - FIRST YOTA JUNIOR CAMP
    - HAM RADIO TAKES 1ST JOURNEY ON FLORIDA TRAIL EVENT
    - RSGB HONORS 2 FROM HAMSCI FOR PROPAGATION STUDIES
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: THE SUMMIT OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

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  8. - MOUNT ATHOS CONTACTS DEEMED VALID TOWARD DXCC
    - HAMS INVITED TO MONITOR METEOR SCATTER EVENTS
    - HAMS WEIGH IN ON FCC INVITATION FOR REGULATION COMMENTS
    - 'MUD MOSEY' IS A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT
    - HAM RADIO NEWS PRESENTER RETIRES AT 101
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - THE WORLD IS MARKING WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY
    - MONTANA CLUB GIVES HAM RADIO BOOKS TO REGIONAL LIBRARIES
    - THIS BATTERY LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER BECAUSE IT'S PAPER
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: HAMS' STEADY CLIMB TO SUCCESS FOR FM RADIO STATION

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  9. - HAMS RESPOND AS DEADLY QUAKE ROCKS THAILAND, MYANMAR
    - COURT HALTS WHITE HOUSE ACTION AGAINST VOICE OF AMERICA
    - SKYWARN YOUTH NET PREPARES NEXT GENERATION
    - SUCCESSFUL AMATEUR CONTACTS FOR FRAM2 SPACECRAFT
    - SILENT KEY: LONGTIME PITTSBURGH-AREA DJ, RADIO HOST JIM QUINN, W3VEX
    - SILENT KEY: DAN CROUCH, KF7DC, MINGUS MOUNTAIN ROUNDTABLE MODERATOR
    - NOMINATE NEXT YEAR'S YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - ANTARCTIC RESEARCH BEACON GOES SILENT AFTER 46 YEARS
    - IOTA SEEKS VOLUNTEER TO SERVE AS CHECKPOINT FOR BRAZIL
    - NOMINATION DEADLINE NEARS FOR CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: COMMUNITY'S FONDNESS FOR TOWER IS A TALL ORDER

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  10. - EARTH-VENUS-EARTH BOUNCE A FIRST FOR NETHERLANDS
    - OFCOM PROPOSES DIRECT SMARTPHONE-SATELLITE CONNECTIONS
    - HAMS REACH OUT TO BOOST AUTISM AWARENESS
    - VOICE OF AMERICA MUSEUM REASSURES VISITORS
    - COURT DELAYS DEFUNDING OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY
    - A CW EVENT TURNS THE CALENDAR BACK TO 1935
    - NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - HAMS AID ELDERLY WIDOW LOST FOR 2 MONTHS
    - 2 NEW INDUCTEES INTO CANADIAN AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME
    - SPECIAL EVENT IS TRIBUTE TO DXPEDITIONER ZORRO, JH1AJT/SK
    - WORLD OF DX
    - PIERRE PULLINMYLEG HAS BIG NEWS FOR YOU - OR NOT

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