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SETS US APART FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD.  THIS IS EQUALLY TRUE WHETHER OUR
LOVE OF TECHNOLOGY IS ORIENTED TOWARD THE PAST, THE PRESENT, OR THE FUTURE
OR ALL THREE.  PRESERVING AND EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF RADIO COMMUNICATION,
AND ESPECIALLY OF THE MANY AND VARIED ROLES PLAYED BY AMATEURS IN THAT
HISTORY, IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF AMATEUR RADIO.  APPLYING TODAYS
TECHNOLOGY TO TODAYS COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS, WHETHER FOR OUR OWN PURPOSES
OR TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC AND THE AGENCIES THAT RELY ON US, IS WHAT WE
DO EVERY DAY.  THINKING ABOUT HOW TO EXTEND THE LIMITS OF TECHNOLOGY,
WHETHER IN ANTENNA OR ELECTRONIC HARDWARE DESIGN OR INCREASINGLY THROUGH
SOFTWARE, IS HOW WE DELIVER THE CONTINUATION AND EXTENSION OF THE AMATEURS
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