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  1. - ROCKET'S SELF-DESTRUCTION ABORTS HAM SATELLITE'S JOURNEY
    - ISS HOSTING SPECIAL SSTV EVENT FOR HOLIDAY SEASON
    - NEW OBSTACLE FOR BILL TO KEEP BROADCAST AM RADIO IN US CARS
    - CALIFORNIA HAMS TO ESTABLISH GMRS REPEATER FOR COMMUNITY
    - CONCERN OVER STORMS' IMPACT ON SATELLITES
    - RADIO DARC SHORTWAVE PROGRAMMING TO DEBUT FROM ENGLAND
    - HAM RADIO CALLING CQ AT AUSTRALIAN SCOUT JAMBOREE
    - GROWING RESCUE GROUP IN NY GETS INFUSION OF NEW RADIOS
    - LOGS ARE DUE FOR CONTEST HONORING SO-50 SATELLITE
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: SPECIAL EVENT GIVES VOICE TO THE MEMORIES OF SILENT KEYS

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  2. - ESA SATELLITES CREATING ARTIFICIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
    - HAMSCI PLANS CONFERENCE FOR ITS 'BIG YEAR'
    - WHISTLER GROUP, MAKER OF SCANNERS, SHUTS DOWN
    - INDEXA TO SEEK NOMINEES FOR CQ HALL OF FAME
    - SILENT KEY: HUMANITARIAN, AWARD-WINNING DXER ANTONIO GONZALEZ, EA5RM
    - INTREPID DX GROUP YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST ANNOUNCES WINNERS
    - ALARA MARKS HALF-CENTURY IN A BIG WAY
    - ALEXANDERSON ALTERNATOR SENDING MESSAGE FROM SWEDEN
    - CIVIL AIR PATROL BOOSTING ITS USE OF HF RADIO IN ALASKA
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HAM RADIO STYLE

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  3. - ISS LAUNCHES JAPAN'S WOODEN HAM RADIO SATELLITE
    - GEMINIDS SHOWER: METEORS' FINAL HURRAH OF 2024
    - GET READY FOR THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EVENT
    - CINCINNATI EVENT CELEBRATES THE WARMTH OF AM MODE
    - BBC RADIO DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS POWER OF CW
    - SILENT KEY: GASTON BERTELS, ON4WF, "ELDER STATESMAN" OF ARISS
    - SILENT KEY: NZ NET's GERARD VAN ANTWERPEN, ZL2GVA, CW AWARD-WINNER
    - DOZENS OF STUDENTS AT NYC MODEL SCHOOL PASS LICENSE EXAM
    - STATIONS CALL ATTENTION TO AMATEURS WITH DISABILITIES
    - HUNDREDS GATHER IN KOLKATA FOR HAMFEST INDIA
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: YOU'D BETTER WATCH OUT FOR THE SANTA WATCH NET

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  4. - FCC APPROVES SATELLITE-TO-CELL COVERAGE FOR STARLINK
    - FORUM IN SRI LANKA EXPLORES SATELLITES' NEW ROLES
    - HAMSCI LAUNCHES FREE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
    - IN INDIA, BACK TO SCHOOL AND BACK TO BASICS
    - RADIO SUPPORT IS FAMILY AFFAIR AT CONNECTICUT ROAD RACE
    - PRESENTERS NEEDED FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE
    - MEET THE NEWEST OP IN AUSTRALIA: SANTA!
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: ROUNDING OUT SOME ACTION ON LOCAL REPEATERS

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  5. - ONGOING ISS AIR LEAK MYSTIFIES SPACE AGENCIES
    - FCC EYES NEW RULES FOR VEHICLE SAFETY ALERTS ON 5.9 GHz BAND
    - SOTA ACTIVATORS IN UK PREPARE FOR GAULFEST
    - SHORTWAVE IN ENGLAND STEPS IN AS AUSTRIAN SHORTWAVE FADES OUT
    - "OPERATION TOY TRAIN" GETS HELP FROM HAMS IN PENNSYLVANIA
    - SILENT KEY: MICHAEL McNAMARA EI2CL, DXER, ISLAND ACTIVATOR
    - ARDC STAFFER TO OVERSEE GRANT AWARDS
    - RADIO TELESCOPE IN NETHERLANDS CONTACTS 3 MARS ORBITERS
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: SANTA NETS GIVE KIDS A CLAUS FOR CELEBRATION

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  6. - QSOS BEGIN VIA CHINESE AND RUSSIAN STUDENTS' CUBESAT
    - BRENDAN CARR TO REPLACE JESSICA ROSENWORCEL AS FCC CHAIR
    - COMMITTEE TO REVIEW IARU REGION 3 BAND PROPOSAL FOR CW
    - OHIO SITE MARKS 30TH YEAR SINCE VOA WENT OFF THE AIR
    - SILENT KEY: JOHN BOSTIC, WB4GOV, OF THE SOUTHCARS NET
    - CHANGES UNDERWAY IN ARRL's VEC PROGRAM
    - GET READY TO WORK YOUNG OPS DURING YOTA MONTH
    - NEW ZEALAND NETWORK GROWS WITH HELP FROM HAMS
    - FOR 25TH YEAR, SKYWARN SPOTTERS GET THEIR DAY
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: ONE HAM'S CHALLENGE TO THE WORLD: TRY SOMETHING NEW

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  7. - YOUNG DXPEDITIONERS TAKE ON CHALLENGE OF ROTUMA ISLAND
    - FCC LOOKS AT BROADCASTER TRANSPARENCY OVER ADS' AI CONTENT
    - TRANSMITTER'S CW MESSAGE TO MARK 100 YEARS AT GRIMETON
    - BROADCAST ENGINEER WINS HONOR FOR 2ND TIME
    - IARU ANNOUNCES YOUTH EXCELLENCE AWARD
    - SAMUEL MORSE CLUB HOSTS "BUG ROUNDUP"
    - GROWING GROUP COMBINES HAM RADIO WITH LIFE ON THE ROAD
    - GRANTS FUND 3 RADIO STATIONS' EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: VETERAN'S ACTIVATION IN SCOTLAND BRINGS A HOMELESS MESSAGE HOME

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  8. - RADIO AMATEURS RESPOND TO DEADLY FLOODS IN SPAIN
    - AWARD FOR USE OF WIRELESS IN WEATHER PREDICTION
    - THIRD BROADCAST TOWER COLLAPSES IN US
    - DELAYED OPENING AT ARECIBO SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER
    - INVESTIGATORS PINPOINT POSSIBLE ROOT OF ARECIBO COLLAPSE
    - OLDER S-BAND TECHNOLOGY KEEPS VOYAGER 1 TRANSMITTING
    - JAPAN LAUNCHES SPACE SATELLITE MADE OF WOOD
    - HAMSCI RECEIVES $1.8M GRANT FOR IONOSPHERIC STUDIES
    - HAM RADIO TO GIVE ALASKAN ISLAND GREATER CONNECTION
    - HAMVENTION ANNOUNCES THEME: "RADIO INDEPENDENCE"
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: A ONCE-SLEEPY SATELLITE MARKS 50 YEARS IN SPACE

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  9. - OFCOM DELAYS PLANNED CHANGES TO AMATEUR LICENSES
    - HAMS RESPOND AS CYCLONE DANA HITS INDIA
    - AN ON-AIR TRIBUTE TO INDIA's JAGADISH CHANDRA BOSE
    - HAMS IN BRAZIL HONOR PIONEER OF WIRELESS TELEPHONY
    - SWL COMMUNITY LEADER ANKER PETERSEN DIES IN DENMARK
    - BOEING-BUILT SATELLITE EXPLODES IN ORBIT
    - PICO BALLOON BREAKS ITS SILENCE OVER THE ANTARCTIC
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: NY CLUB ACTIVATES IN MEMORY OF A FOUNDER AND A FRIEND

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  10. - AUSTRIA'S SHORTWAVE GIANT FACES SHUTDOWN
    - FOUR DIE IN HELICOPTER CRASH INTO RADIO TOWER
    - TUNISIAN HAM CAMP FOR YOUNGSTERS GETS YASME GRANT
    - SUCCESS FOR FRENCH EXPERIMENT IN LASER COMMUNICATION
    - SILENT KEY: NAVAJO CODE TALKER, JOHN KINSEL SR., 107
    - YOUNG AMATEURS INVITED TO ENTER "DREAM RIG" ESSAY CONTEST
    - VOLCANOES ON THE AIR ERUPTS IN NEW ZEALAND
    - NOVEMBER SPECIAL EVENT MARKS 76 YEARS OF AIR FORCE MARS
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: IN GERMAN TV DRAMA, THE BANDS WEREN'T DEAD BUT THIS HAM WAS

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