<div dir="ltr"><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"><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:618.4px;font-size:16px;height:auto;float:left"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt">President congratulates URE on 70th anniversary</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Don Beattie G3BJ</strong>, President of IARU Region 1, wrote to Spain&#39;s national amateur radio society <strong style="box-sizing:border-box">URE</strong> to congratulate them on their 70th anniversary <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Don&#39;s letter read: <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">Dear Pedro,<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">As the celebration of URE&#39;s 70th anniversary through the &quot;AM70&quot; operations comes to an end, I am writing on behalf of myself and the whole of IARU Region 1 Executive Committee to congratulate you and everyone involved in the &quot;AM70&quot; project.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The level of interest and activity during this event has been truly remarkable, and the achievement of over 1 million QSOs is a testament to the planning and enthusiasm of all those involved. Your website was an example for other companies considering special event activities of this sort.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">URE can be proud of its achievement.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Finally, may I congratulate URE on its 70 years, and wish it continuing success into the future.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">With my very best wishes, <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Don Beattie, G3BJ</strong><br style="box-sizing:border-box">President of the IARU Region 1</em><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Source URE <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/SpainURE" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://tinyurl.com/SpainURE</a></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>