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Special Bulletin 4  ARLX004
From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  April 27, 2017
To all radio amateurs 

The 2017 Florida QSO Party is *this weekend*; we sure hope you'll join us.  All 67 counties will be active.

Please check out the 2016 FQP results and much more at our Web Site: http://www.floridaqsopar ty.org/


The Florida QSO Party
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To All those that VOLUNTEER their time and expertise for the betterment of HAM Radio, THANK YOU! you are appreciated more than you realize!

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On April 6, 1917 The US entered WW1, and Amateur Radio was blacked out until Nov 1919.

World War I commenced in Europe in August 1914, and the US, under President Woodrow Wilson, was determined to remain neutral. As the fighting and the enemy’s resolve intensified, however, and Germany began sinking ships attempting to evade a naval blockade of England as well as non-military…