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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">US Islands
Awards Program "One-Day Getaway" Set for Saturday, May 9</FONT></B><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><B>:</B> More than 70 islands are expected to be active
Saturday, May 9, for the US Islands Awards Program (</FONT></FONT><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A style='href: "http://www.usislands.org/"'
target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman">USI</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman">) One-Day Getaway event. Individuals and teams will take
to the airwaves on May 9 between 0000 and 2359 UTC from islands in lakes,
streams, ponds, rivers, and along the coast. Some coastal islands are also
eligible for credit in the RSGB Islands on the Air (</FONT><A
style='href: "http://www.rsgbiota.org/"' target=_blank><FONT
face="Times New Roman">IOTA</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman">) program.
For more information, </FONT><A style='href: "http://www.usislands.org/"'
target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman">visit</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> the US Islands Awards Program website. Also, read the
article "</FONT><A
style='href: "http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/arrl/qst_201505/index.php?startid=72"'
target=_blank><B><FONT face="Times New Roman">The US Islands Awards
Program</FONT></B></A><FONT face="Times New Roman">" by Sean Kutzko, KX9X (seen
in the photo operating from New Hampshire's Eastman Pond Island), in the May
issue of <I>QST</I>. Follow the event on </FONT><A
style='href: "https://twitter.com/"' target=_blank><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Twitter</FONT></B></A></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> this weekend using the
hash tag </FONT><B><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">#USIslands</FONT></B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Dan,
W5AOV</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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