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Amateur Radio related weekly news digest
  1. - 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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  2. - 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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  3. - US GOVT TO SHUT VOA AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICES
    - FCC SEEKS PUBLIC SUGGESTIONS ON POSSIBLE DEREGULATION
    - STRANDED NASA ASTRONAUTS RETURN TO EARTH FROM ISS
    - YOUNG AMATEURS PREPARE FOR DX YOUTH ADVENTURES
    - SILENT KEY: WALTER CARLINGTON, VP9KD, FORMER NET DIRECTOR FOR CARIBUS NET
    - WORK AT REPEATER SITE COSTS WEST COAST HAM HIS COUNTY JOB
    - NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - US NAVY COMMUNICATORS LOOK TO HAM RADIO TECHNOLOGY
    - SPECIAL EVENT STATION MARKS POLIO VACCINE ANNIVERSARY
    - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FROM NEW ZEALAND'S NEW MOBILE EOC
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: FOR AM RADIO, SIGNOFF IS A SIGN OF THE TIMES

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  4. - QUESTIONS LOOM AFTER CUTS AT US WEATHER AGENCY
    - RADIO EYED AS ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATION AGAINST WILDLIFE RAMPAGE
    - HAM RADIO BECOMES TOOL FOR FARMERS, FISHERMEN IN INDIA
    - NEWSLINE'S NEIL RAPP, WB9VPG, AND 3 OTHERS ARE HAMVENTION HONOREES
    - STATION IN AUSTRIA ADDS RADIO DARC PROGRAM
    - FCC RULE OPENS UP 6 GHz BAND TO MORE UNLICENSED VLP DEVICES
    - NAVIGATION SYSTEM TRACKS LANDER ON LUNAR SURFACE
    - NOMINATE THE NEXT "YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR"
    - HAMS UNITE TO MARK 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF ERIE CANAL
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: HELLO, MOON TO EARTH? ANYBODY HOME?

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  5. - COMBINED TECHNOLOGIES HELP ASTRONOMERS FIGHT RFI
    - BRAZILIAN YL DXPEDITION CELEBRATES WOMEN'S PROGRESS
    - YLRL OFFERING 3 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
    - SILENT KEY: RAIN REPORT'S ALANSON P. "HAP" HOLLY, KC9RP
    - ALABAMA ACTIVATION RECALLS 'BLOODY SUNDAY' OF US CIVIL RIGHTS ERA
    - YHOTY NOMINATING WINDOW OPENS
    - GET READY FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT AMATEUR RADIO
    - TECHNIQUE MAY MAKE SOLAR PANELS MORE AFFORDABLE
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: BROADCAST STUDENTS GET SCHOOLED IN AMATEUR RADIO

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  6. - UK REGULATOR EYES SPECTRUM SHARING ON 6 GHZ BAND
    - DOGS PULL SLEDS AND MICHIGAN HAMS PULL LONG SHIFTS ON AIR
    - ARGENTINE RADIO CLUB HOSTING ITS FIRST YL MEET-UP
    - SILENT KEY: SOUND ENGINEER, POTA ENTHUSIAST IAN KUHN, KI9W
    - YOUTUBE TRIBUTE HONORS BELOVED NEW ZEALAND CW OP
    - NEW LOOK AT MEASURING RF POLLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA
    - FREE ADMISSION FOR YOUTH AT INT'L DX CONVENTION
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: BIOGRAPHICAL FILM TO END A SILENT KEY'S RADIO SILENCE

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  7. - DEVELOPING STORY: RIGEXPERT'S UKRAINE OFFICES DESTROYED BY MISSILE
    - NEW EFFORT TO SAVE AM RADIO IN US VEHICLES
    - LAWMAKERS RECONSIDER MEASURE TO PROTECT ANTENNAS IN HOAS
    - METALLIC VAPORS DETECTED AFTER STARLINK RE-ENTRIES
    - HAM RADIO OPERATOR IS FRONT-RUNNER TO LEAD GERMANY
    - HAMS INTERCEPT "SUSPICIOUS" RADIO SIGNALS ON INDIA'S BORDER
    - PLUTO SPECIAL EVENT IN ITS 5TH YEAR OF ORBIT
    - ISS CONDUCTS "REHEARSAL" OF FRAM2 IMAGE TRANSMISSIONS
    - AM RADIO STATION BACK ON FREQUENCY AFTER REPORTED TOWER THEFT
    - AMATEUR ASTRONOMER ACTIVATES METEORITE'S LANDING SPOT
    - RULES PUBLISHED FOR WORLD RADIOSPORT TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2026
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: FOR POLISH YL, 50 YEARS OF MAGIC AND ADVENTURE

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  8. - HAM TO TRANSMIT SSTV IMAGES FROM 1ST POLAR-ORBIT SPACEFLIGHT
    - AUSTRIAN SHORTWAVE SITE DISMANTLED
    - TURKISH AMATEURS ACTIVATE IN MEMORY OF EARTHQUAKE VICTIM
    - BRAZIL'S NAVY OKs 1ST ARCHIPELAGO DXPEDITION IN 23 YEARS
    - AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR FINALIZES LICENSE-FEE CHANGES
    - HAM CLUB LIVES THE GOOD LIFE IN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
    - DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR SOFTWARE AWARD NOMINEES
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: SQUIRRELING AWAY A PERSONAL TREASURE

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  9. - MT. ATHOS DXPEDITION HALTS AMID CONTROVERSY
    - BOUVET 3YØK TEAM SIGNS TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS
    - AMSAT-SWITZERLAND HONORS HISTORIC HAM SATELLITE QSO
    - CORONAL LOOP 'FLICKERING' SEEN AS CLUE TO SOLAR FLARES
    - PRESENTERS NEEDED FOR SOUTHEASTERN VHF CONFERENCE
    - NASA ANTENNA BEING REPURPOSED FOR SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEM
    - MESH NETWORK FOR 70CM A PROJECT IN CANADA
    - EASTERN COLORADO HAMS' REPEATER GROUP TO ENHANCE SAFETY
    - SILENT KEY: NOTED CW CONTESTER ROSEL ZENKER, DL3KWR
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: WHEN "KILLER ELECTRONS" JOIN THE CHORUS

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