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      "telecommunications and satellite uplink stations",
      "decommissioned and heritage transmitter sites"
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        "Transmit on licensed frequencies or alter a station's output without authorisation.",
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        "Present radio exposure claims about a site without measurements against the applicable limits."
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    "Should shortwave relay station and Loran-C be separate entries?",
    "How should regulatory sources be linked?",
    "The registry entry has merged aliases naming distinct station types; should they be split off?"
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