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    MAGIC IN THE SKY

    Jan 01, 2020 5 minutes
    BY JEFF REINHARDT,* AA6JR

    As we reflect on the 75th anniversary of CQ, it seems appropriate to recall the significant milestones that stand out in each of our lives. You see, by reading these pages, CQ’s anniversary isn’t about us — it’s about you, because without you, all the content found in this issue, and all the issues that precede it, is meaningless. So thank you for making CQ part of your life. While I’m just one contributor among a more talented list of other writers, it’s an honor to be counted among them and to be part of the crew that arrives in your mailbox or email each month as we celebrate this amazing thing called radio, in its seemingly ever-expanding forms.

    Each of us can reflect on significant personal milestones, be it the transitions of our private lives, from tot to teen to young

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