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01/12/2009 | Earthquake Strikes Costa Rica, Emergency Ham Frequency Declared
On Thursday, January 8 at 1921 UTC, an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck the Central American country of Costa Rica. The earthquake, with an epicenter located about 22 miles northeast of San Jose, comes after a series of almost 60 seism
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10/29/2008 | Spanish Hams Receive New Frequency Privileges
The 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 Exhibit
For 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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