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  1. FCC SAYS MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED ROUTER, WI-FI POWER LIMITS
    - US MILITARY TO IMPROVE TRACKING OF HOBBYISTS' BALLOONS
    - YOUNG RADIO OPS TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE FOR TURKEY'S POTA
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: 'CAREER DAYS' MAKES DEBUT AT HAM FAIR IN GERMANY

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  2. - GERMANY'S DARC DEVELOPING REMOTE-OPERATIONS NETWORK
    - CLASS N LICENSE EXAMS TO BE GIVEN AT FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
    - BROADCAST ENGINEERS: MALWARE TOOK DOWN WEBSITE
    - AMID A DEADLY CYCLONE, A REUNION
    - NOTED AUTHOR AND YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER, 2 SILENT KEYS IN INDIA
    - NY AMATEURS FIND A HOME, PARTNERSHIP AT NONPROFIT OBSERVATORY
    - RUSSIA WITHDRAWS FROM WORLD WIDE FLORA & FAUNA
    - NEW NET FOR NEW AMATEURS
    - PRIDE RADIO GROUP CALLS CQ TO CELEBRATE INCLUSION
    - HOMEBREWING A RELATIONSHIP THROUGH 3D PRINTER DONATION
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE FIELD DAY

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  3. - ARRL GIVES ITS ACCOUNT OF RECENT NETWORK SHUTDOWN
    - MEGA POTA SWEEPS THE PARKS OF PUERTO RICO
    - WEEKEND "EXPLOSION" OF SOTA IN EUROPE
    - PROJECT OSCAR HANDS OFF SATELLITE DUTIES, FUNDS TO AMSAT
    - CHINESE MOON LANDER RETURNING WITH ROCK, SOIL SAMPLES
    - ACTIVITIES BALLOONING FOR STEM AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
    - BOEING STARLINER LAUNCHES AT LAST
    - REGISTRATION HEATS UP FOR INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE AND LIGHTSHIP WEEKEND
    - BROADCAST AM RADIO CONSIDERS FULL SHUTDOWN IN JAPAN
    - HAMCATION COMMITTEE ACCEPTING AWARD NOMINEES
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: THIS COLLEGE CLASS IS ALSO A CLASS OF AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE

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  4. - HAMS RESPOND TO INDIAN REGION'S FIRST MAJOR CYCLONE
    - RADIO CAROLINE HAS RENOVATION PLANS IN THE WATER
    - ENGINEER SUES EX-EMPLOYER OVER ANTENNA DESIGN'S MILITARY POTENTIAL
    - FCC SEEKS INPUT ON SOLAR STORM AFTERMATH
    - HONORS FOR IARU REGION 2 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
    - HAMVENTION ATTENDANCE SETS RECORD
    - NEW ZEALAND CW OPS WARM UP FOR STRAIGHT KEY NIGHT
    - HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES INCLUDE CQ PUBLISHER DICK ROSS, K2MGA/SK
    - MISSOURI HAMS DONATE SHACK TO NONPROFIT CAMPGROUND
    - REUNION PLANNED FOR YOTA CAMP ALUMNI
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: A POWERFUL PUSH FOR MORE QRP

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  6. - POWERFUL SOLAR STORM BRINGS AURORAS, SHUTS HF COMMUNICATION
    - NORTHEAST INDIAN HAMS HOLD FIRST DISASTER DRILL
    - EARHART SPECIAL EVENT HONORS SILENT KEY IN IRELAND
    - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE URGES PREPAREDNESS
    - DEADLINE SOON FOR AMSAT DIRECTOR NOMINEES
    - HAM EXEMPTION RESTORED TO PENNSYLVANIA HANDS-FREE LAW
    - SILENT KEY TRIBUTE INSTALLED OUTSIDE VOA MUSEUM
    - NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - OPENWEBRX PROJECTS RECEIVE AMATEUR RADIO SOFTWARE AWARD
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: RECALLING THE MORSE CODE MIMICS OF THE US MILITARY

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  7. - HAMS ASSIST IN RETURN OF TRAFFICKED WOMAN IN INDIA
    - NEW AGREEMENT SAVES GREENCUBE'S AMATEUR OPERATIONS
    - D-STAR, TAPR AND VOA ON HAMVENTION WEEKEND AGENDA
    - HAMVENTION TO SHOWCASE HAMSCI SOLAR ECLIPSE FINDINGS
    - COMPANY ANNOUNCES BLUETOOTH CONNECTION TO SATELLITE
    - PICO BALLOON MARKS 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ORBIT
    - NOMINATE NEWSLINE'S NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - NEW YORK CLUB'S SPECIAL EVENT HONORS TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
    - CHINA'S LUNAR LANDER TO DRILL ON FAR SIDE OF MOON
    - SILENT KEY: RESPECTED AVIATOR DICK RUTAN, KB6LQS
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: THE NEWEST VEHICLE FOR CODE HAS 4-WHEEL DRIVE

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  8. - PROPOSED PENNSYLVANIA DISTRACTED-DRIVING LAW WORRIES HAMS
    - SILENT KEY: CQ MAGAZINE PUBLISHER DICK ROSS, K2MGA
    - SILENT KEY: JOHN HAYS, K7VE, ARDC'S OUTREACH MANAGER
    - RESEARCHER SAYS SATELLITES IMPERIL MAGNETOSPHERE
    - FCC PROPOSES $850,000 TOTAL FINES, CHARGING SIX WITH PIRACY
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - MARKING A 100-YEAR-OLD RAGCHEW THAT MADE HISTORY
    - VETERAN DXPEDITIONER JOINS JARVIS ISLAND N5J TEAM
    - KIDS ON THE AIR MAKES ITS HAMVENTION DEBUT
    - NETS OF NOTE: THE EAST COAST REFLECTOR YOUTH NET
    - ISLANDS ON THE AIR TO HOST CELEBRATION DINNER
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: WHEN THE SUN'S POWER CAN'T BE ECLIPSED

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  9. - BREAKING NEWS: MFJ ENTERPRISES TO SCALE DOWN PRODUCT LINE, OPERATIONS
    - CALIFORNIA RADIO CLUB FACES HOMELESSNESS
    - SOLID COPY AGAIN FROM VOYAGER-1; RADIO ANTENNA SERVES VOYAGER-2
    - DEBATE REOPENS OVER AM RADIO'S FUTURE IN CARS
    - HAMSCI SHARES EARLY ECLIPSE DATA; WWV'S TIME SIGNALS AFFECTED
    - YOTA COLLECTING ECLIPSE SAFETY GLASSES AT HAMVENTION
    - INDIAN ELECTIONS GET AN ASSIST FROM AMATEURS
    - HAMS PREPARE FOR SOS RADIO WEEK
    - BUNDABERG HOSTING RADIO CONVENTION, WIA ANNUAL MEETING
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: ONE HAM'S PRONOUNCEMENT ABOUT PRONOUNCING MARCONI'S NAME

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  10. - SIMULATED CRISIS DRAWS ROBUST RESPONSE IN OREGON
    - DXPEDITIONERS REASSESS BOUVET PLANNING FOR 2025
    - SILENT KEY: ELPIDIO "PETE" COBIAN, N6VJD, FORMERLY OF THE BAND SWEETWATER
    - SILENT KEY: LARRY STAPLES, WØAIB, FOUNDER/EDITOR OF LARRY'S LIST
    - NASA CONFIRMS ISS DEBRIS HIT FLORIDA HOME
    - AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK LOGS MORE THAN 17,000 QSOS WORLDWIDE
    - POTA EVENT SHOWCASES TOP OPERATORS IN PA REGION
    - NOTED SCIENTIST HONORED FOR IONOSPHERIC RESEARCH
    - COURAGE KENNY HANDIHAM MARKS 57 YEARS
    - AO-109 CUBESAT EXPECTED TO REENTER ATMOSPHERE
    - NOMINATE NEWSLINE'S NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - HAMS PREPARE FOR SOS RADIO WEEK
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: WHEN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION ITSELF IS THE CRISIS

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  11. - HYTERA COMMUNICATIONS BANNED FROM WORLDWIDE SALE OF 2-WAY RADIOS
    - HAMS SUMMON HELP AFTER DEATH VALLEY DISTRESS CALL
    - HAMS' EFFORTS HELP SHED LIGHT ON SOLAR ECLIPSE
    - NASA IDENTIFIES MEMORY CHIP THAT GARBLED VOYAGER'S DATA
    - DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR OMIK SCHOLARSHIP FUND APPLICANTS
    - WEST VIRGINIA BROADCAST TOWERS DESTROYED IN WINDSTORM
    - NOMINATE NEWSLINE'S NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - PRESENTERS NEEDED FOR GNU RADIO CONFERENCE
    - SILENT KEY: PUBLIC SERVICE ADVOCATE ANGUS JOE MACPHERSON, VE1CH
    - 3-D RF FILTERS SEEN AS FUTURE FOR WIRELESS
    - HAMS IN SPAIN GET PRIVILEGES ON 8 METRES
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: YL CREATES APPLE APP TO PUT PARKS ON THE MAP

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  12. - HAMS ON ALERT AFTER BALTIMORE BRIDGE DISASTER
    - NETWORK OUTAGE DURING STORM HIGHLIGHTS HAMS' IMPORTANCE
    - AMSAT-DL ADVANCES MICROWAVE AMATEUR RADIO PAYLOAD IDEA
    - HAMS AID EXPECTED VEHICLE JAMS AT ECLIPSE EPICENTER
    - CANDIDATES PREP FOR GERMANY'S NEW LICENSE
    - M17 PROJECT LAUNCHES NEW SOFTWARE, DIGITAL VOICE PROTOCOLS
    - EXPANDED HAMVENTION HOURS FOR VOICE OF AMERICA MUSEUM
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - NEW YORK HAM IS WORLD'S FIRST CANADIAN CENTURY CLUB WINNER
    - GRANT SUPPORTS UPCOMING JARVIS ISLAND DXPEDITION
    - NJ AMATEUR RECOGNIZED FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE ROLE
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: EASTER, A HOLIDAY TO EGG ON THE RADIO HUNTERS

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  13. - NETWORK NEWS REPORT DISCLOSES RETAILERS' SALE OF ILLEGAL JAMMERS
    - POTA COMPLETES GLOBAL PARK RELABELING, CHINA RETURNS TO PROGRAM
    - SILENT KEY: HAMVENTION 2022 AWARD RECIPIENT, ADAM FARSON VA7OJ/AB7OJ
    - NASA SUNGRAZER PROGRAM HONORS HAM FOR COMET-HUNTING SUCCESS
    - SKYWARN TEAM TESTS RESILIENCE OF SIMPLEX OPERATION
    - IOTA GRANT PROGRAM EXPANDS TO MORE LOCATIONS
    - FCC IMPLEMENTS TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION FOR REGISTRATION SYSTEM
    - FCC AUCTION PROGRAM RECEIVES EMMY AWARD
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - HAMSCI HOLDS WEEKEND WORKSHOP FOR CITIZEN SCIENTISTS
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: SEEDS FOR YAGIS AND DIPOLES? ANTENNAS ARE A GROWTH INDUSTRY

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  14. - FCC SETS RULES FOR CELLULAR-SATELLITE COVERAGE
    - FCC QUESTIONS CELLPHONE SECURITY THREATS VIA SATELLITE
    - SRI LANKA CHOSEN TO HOST RADIO NETWORK CONVENTION
    - IRTS GETS OK FOR HAREC EXAMINATIONS IN IRELAND
    - SILENT KEY: CELEBRATED QRP'er DIETER GENTZOW, W8DIZ
    - BEACH DXPEDITION DOUBLES AS MOCK DISASTER DRILL
    - FUNCUBE AVAILABLE FOR QSOS AGAIN
    - LOW-POWER STATION GETS CITY'S LAST FM BROADCAST FREQUENCY
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - A CELEBRATION OF GERMANY'S AMATEUR RADIO LAW
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: NOW, VOYAGER: PROBE IS POISED FOR A COMEBACK

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  15. - DISCARDED "SPACE JUNK" FROM ISS FALLS TO EARTH WITHOUT INCIDENT
    - ULTRA-SMALL SATELLITE HAS AMATEUR RADIO CAPABILITY
    - GERMANY'S N-CLASS LICENSE HOLDERS TO GET "DN9" CALLSIGNS
    - SILENT KEY: ENGINEER DANNY HAMPTON, K4ITL, 2009 HAMVENTION AMATEUR OF THE YEAR
    - HAMVENTION ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS FOR 2024
    - YASME FOUNDATION PRESENTS SUPPORTING GRANTS, AWARDS
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - FCC CHARGES LANDLORDS WITH SUPPORT OF RADIO PIRACY
    - ARDC GRANT BOLSTERS NEW EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: AT THIS LIBRARY, CHECK OUT HAM RADIO AS WELL AS BOOKS

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