{"id":4104,"date":"2020-07-05T14:12:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T14:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-january-1988\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","slug":"73-amateur-radio-today-january-1988","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-january-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"73 Amateur Radio Today &#8211; January 1988"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">73 Amateur Radio Today &#8211; January 1988<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Issue Contents:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome Newcomers!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Let&#8217;s talk about it! &#8230;&#8230; KA1HY 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working the World Fast<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Heed this advice and you can&#8217;t miss &#8230;&#8230; N6HYK 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">W87PAX: DXing from the Pan American Games<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; 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