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												10/29/2008 | Spanish Hams Receive New Frequency PrivilegesThe Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles (URE), Spain’s IARU Member-Society, reported that as of October 24,2008, that country’s Secretarí 
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												10/14/2008 | Contester/DXer Paolo Cortese, I2UIY (SK)Well-known contester, DXer, and QST and NCJ author Paolo Cortese, I2UIY, passed away from a brain aneurysm the weekend of October 11. He was 48. According to fellow contester Doug Grant, K1DG, Cortese was the "most popular competito 
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												09/05/2008 | ITU Leadership Visits Asian Amateur Radio ExhibitFor four days earlier this month, members of Asia's information and communications technology (ICT) sector convened at ITU Telecom Asia, focusing on core issues relating to ICT expansion across the region. The event featured the latest technologies and in 
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												08/15/2008 | Amateur Radio Exams, Licensing Return to BangladeshSince 2004, Amateur Radio operators in Bangladesh have not been able to get an Amateur Radio license or sit for an examination. But thanks to the efforts of the Bangladesh Amateur Radio League (BARL) -- that country's IARU Member-Society -- the Bangladesh 
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												08/04/2008 | Austrian Amateurs Celebrate UN World Environment DayIn 1972, the United Nations (UN) established World Environment Day to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. To celebrate this event in 2008, the Vienna International Amateur Radio Club, 4U1VIC, received permission from the 
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												07/11/2008 | IARU Member Societies On-The-Air for IARU HF World ChampionshipIn this weekend's IARU HF World Championship Contest, IARU Member Societies from all around the globe will be active and operating with special call signs. According to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, many of these call signs end in HQ, des 
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												05/27/2008 | Chinese Officials Give Kudos to Amateur Radio OperatorsAs disaster recovery efforts continue following the earthquake in the Wenchuan area of China's Sichuan province on May 12, China's Information Office of the State Council reports that the death toll has reached 67,183 persons as of May 27. Communications 
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												05/14/2008 | Hams Called to Action in Aftermath of China QuakeOn Monday, May 12 at 0628 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Sichuan, China. The Chinese Radio Sports Association, the Chinese IARU Member-Society, has designated the following frequencies for emergency services involved in the rescue: 14.270, 7.050 and 
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