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<p><span class="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-x_m_-197970593890896686m_1720716083876505866m_-5818757646766512726gmail-im" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1484"><span class="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-x_im" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1483"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1482">After
22 years, the K4UGA DX packet cluster will permanently close down on Sept 1st. Given the current state of cybersecurity, our host will no longer permit server connections to/from the "outside world" that are not mission critical. I apologize to my link partners
and regular users for the short notice.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1486">I'm grateful to Dirk Koopman, G1TLH, for providing the excellent DXSpider software and support for all these
years. After struggling with other software in the early days, I </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1492">greatly
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1490">appreciate his
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1547">programming expertise</span><span class="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-x_m_-197970593890896686m_1720716083876505866m_-5818757646766512726gmail-im" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1495">
and that of the others who have contributed to the effort. DXSpider has reliably handled close to 500 users on some contest weekends.</span><br>
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<span class="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-x_m_-197970593890896686m_1720716083876505866m_-5818757646766512726gmail-im"></span></div>
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<div class="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-x_gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont";font-size:small;display:inline" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1558">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont""></span><br>
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1557">And thanks to
</span></div>
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1507">Bob Furzer, K4CY,
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1560">who
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<div class="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-x_gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont";font-size:small;display:inline" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1499">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1498">designated K4UGA as the default telnet packet cluster in his popular
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1509">Logger32
</span></div>
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1512">Ham Radio
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1514">logg</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1516">ing
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_4_1502757204891_15">program. That</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1538">
made me </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1504">"up my Linux game" in order to keep the cluster banging away - which turned out to be a
good thing. Extra points for a wicked sense of humor.</span><br>
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<div class="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-x_gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont";font-size:small;display:inline" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1524">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1523">I appreciate the friends I've made
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1532">through the cluster
</span></div>
<span class="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-x_im" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1521">over the years and I hope K4UGA
</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1535">has
</span></div>
<span class="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-x_im" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1530">helped some of you along the way.
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<div id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1526"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1563">Best regards,</span><br>
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<div id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1479"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont"" id="m_-5169116021598595933gmail-yui_3_15_0_2_1502757204891_1565">Bill K4DX</span></div>
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