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		<title>PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1412 &#8211; Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1412 &#8211; Truncated 1-hour version</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1412 &#8211; LPFM Version (no commercial breaks)</title>
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