{"id":2379,"date":"2020-07-03T21:21:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T21:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-december-1969\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","slug":"73-amateur-radio-today-december-1969","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-december-1969\/","title":{"rendered":"73 Amateur Radio Today &#8211; December 1969"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">73 Amateur Radio Today &#8211; December 1969<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Issue Contents:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Easy Dependable Transistor Diode Checker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; For those who like checkered diodes &#8230;&#8230; W6ICC 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did Samuel Morse Really Invent the Telegraph?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Telegraph? 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