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This may be interesting to listen to. You will need a shortwave radio</div><div>and a decent antenna. (click on the link for details).</div><div><br></div><div>This is a recreation of an amateur transatlantic radio communication </div><div>that took place 100 years ago. The CT crew will be using a replica</div><div>of the homebrew rig that accomplished the feat.</div><div><br></div><div>Recall that our government gave the High Frequency (HF) bands to</div><div>amateurs because scientists said they were ‘useless’ for radio</div><div>communication. 100 years later we are still doing it.</div><div><br></div><div>On a personal note I once contacted a station in France using</div><div>Morse Code. I was using a radio I built from a kit. The radio</div><div>put out a 1.5 watt signal.</div><div><br></div><div>Those odd, often unidentifiable radios that we encounter at NEWSM</div><div>are part of the history of amateur radio.</div><div><br></div>
<div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/546258242071699/posts/4907752655922214/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/546258242071699/posts/4907752655922214/</a><br><br></div><div><div><br></div><div>Ken Carr</div></div>
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