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From: Les Thompson <Les@holywell.demon.co.uk>
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In article <44114CE6.7000905@ukonline.co.uk>, Peter Dodd 
<g3ldo@ukonline.co.uk> writes
>riese-k3djc@juno.com wrote:
>
>> Hear Hear,,,, true I remember as a lad in the late 50s that the effect was
>> noted as Galloping Horses,,,, The 160 meter band was useless
>> stateside
>>
>
>I worked W1BB several times from 9L1 on the low end of 160m in 1964. 
>How did he manage it?
>
>Peter, G3LDO
>
I have a vague memory that Stew had an arrangement with the US Coast
Guard to allow him a noise free slot for some of his record attempts.

Could be an urban myth though but it's going to bug me now until I
have a read through my old RSGB Bulls.
-- 
Les G8ARF / G3VYZ / RSARS 173