Re: Is the HF Band a Noise Wasteland?

On a sunny day (Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:52:38 -0800) it happened D from BC
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<pnonp39kv8h1eqpkgt3q02hdq6768t5op9@xxxxxxx>:


Amateur radio...psshhht :P
'Can you hear me .zzshhhht..Can you hear
me...zsshhhtt..what?.zsszzhhhst..Repeat that ,,,,zssshhhts'
Bad enough I get that sort of frustration from my cellphone.

Sure I have worked South America from Europe on CB wth only 4 watts.
Loud and clear.
Once was member of a DX club (mm still am, actually).
.

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