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<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><tbody style="box-sizing:border-box"><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td style="box-sizing:border-box"><div id="gmail-story" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:618.667px;font-size:16px;height:auto;float:left"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt">Icom Inc. announce dates for D-STAR QSO Party 2018</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box">Icom Inc. will be holding once again a<span> </span><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">D-STAR</strong><span> </span>(Digital Amateur Radio)<span> </span><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">QSO Party</strong><span> </span>this year. The global event will take place between September 22nd at 0.00 and September 24th at 24.00 (UTC).</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="http://www.d-staruk.co.uk/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word"><img src="https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37753938_1957961300894046_4537128126357962752_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=9b746a6fec48567706acebd4eb07494f&oe=5BD21DDB" width="99%" border="1" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">The format of the party will be the same as in previous years with the goal of encouraging D-STAR operators to communicate with as many other operators across the world via D-STAR repeaters.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">The prizes on offer this year have not been announced yet, so keep an eye out for the latest updates on the D-STAR QSO Party 2018 website <a href="http://www.icom.co.jp/world/dqp" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">www.icom.co.jp/world/dqp</a><span> </span>.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">For more information about D-STAR, please visit Icom UK’s microsite: <a href="http://www.d-staruk.co.uk/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">www.d-staruk.co.uk</a></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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