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s many of you know, the highlight of my year is the annual trek to Dayton for Hamvention. I’m sure that many of you who attend regularly feel the same way. The hard decisions made by the Hamvention committee and the health directives issued by many states and localities made it impossible to hold this year’s Hamvention, as well as nearly every other hamfest planned for this spring. I truly miss seeing my friends and all my readers when I travel to hamfests both near and far. With no hamfests to attend and many hams spending a lot more time at home, I have heard lots more on-air activity and

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