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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I always have my doubts about Slashdot, do
you have a nasa link saying this? I could not find anything other than
references to the Slashdot story. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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w9rca-news-bounces@lists.w9rca.org [mailto:w9rca-news-bounces@lists.w9rca.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Clarence - W2PGS<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 21, 2011
12:42 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> W9RCA Newsletter<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [W9RCA-News] is ham radio
on the point of death</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Interesting comment I found on <a href="http://slashdot.org">slashdot.org</a>
today<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>"In another conventional use
for an arguably unconventional hobby given the technology of 2011, NASA is
requesting the help of Amateur Radio or 'ham operators' <a
href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2011/11-009.html">to
help listen to a beacon signal of the nano-satellite</a>. Many say the hobby is
dying, but for every 'death knell,' it seems another application brings it back
to life to prove its usefulness."</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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