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10/20/2015 | Look for 4U70UN on satellite this weekend!

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations on October 24, the headquarters Amateur Radio club station 4U1UN will operate as 4U70UN over the October 24-25 weekend, and satellite operation will be included.
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10/19/2015 | SAQ Alexanderson Alternator VLF Transmission set for UN Day, October 24

The SAQ Alexanderson Alternator VLF transmitter at the World Heritage Grimeton site in Sweden will be on the air to mark United Nations Day, October 24.
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10/17/2014 | CQ Will Not Accept Logs from Stations in Crimea Using Russian-Issued Call Signs

CQ has announced that it will no longer accept logs from stations in Crimea using Russian-issued call signs iin CQ-sponsored contests.
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10/15/2014 | Celebration of First Great Britain-New Zealand Contact Highlights Interesting History

The celebration of the first Great Britain-New Zealand ham radio contact highlights some interesting history.
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02/21/2012 | Republic of South Sudan Assigned Prefix

After a wait of more than seven months after being accepted as a member of the United Nations, the Republic of South Sudan received its prefix block from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Z8. On July 14, 2011 -- after South Sudan’s admittan
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07/14/2011 | The Republic of South Sudan Is Now a DXCC Entity

At 10:18 AM (EDT) on Thursday, July 14, the UN General Assembly met to vote on whether or not to admit the Republic of South Sudan as its 193rd member state. The Republic of South Sudan was unanimously admitted and is now a member of the United Nations; a
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09/28/2009 | 4U1UN Celebrates UN General Assembly with Special Event

To celebrate the 64th General Assembly of the United Nations, 4U1UN -- the Amateur Radio station at the UN -- began
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