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Yes Pete
I always carried a morse key and headphones and still do
when I go to foreign places, plus where possible a small rig and portable fibre
glass telescopic antenna mast. In the past in some places I just threw a wire
out over a bush or tree etc and fired up on CW
to keep in touch with others that I knew in other places
and work some DX
Mal/G3KEV
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Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: LF: Emailing:
11-18-2009_006
Well Mal I think a lot of us would like to turn the clock back a long way
because in those days Radio was King.
Have Key will travel. Read a bit about the itinerant Telegraphers in the US between the
wars. He had his (racer)key in a baize lined oak box and could set up anywhere to earn a living... those were the
days.
Now we all have the mobile phones and no jobs......
73 es GL Pete M0FMT IO91UX
Pete
I am sure Mexico radio stns were within range after dark
but I listened to the Honolulu stns.
In those days I was a Globe Trotter seeking rare DX
locations. I took advantage of facilities available at the various
locations.to operate amateur radio. I used Aircraft, Ships and Fixed
transmitters besides having my own portable equipment when possible to carry
with me.
I had a certain amount of Influence to achieve my
objectives !!
73 de G3KEV Retired Globe Trotter
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Sent:
Monday, June 25, 2012 11:07 AM
Subject:
Re: LF: Emailing: 11-18-2009_006
Hi Mal
Very intersting
Did you hear any of the Border Blaster X stations out of Mexico,
quarter megawatt plus AM MW Broadcasters with massive antennas haloed with a corona that could be seen
right across the border into Texas, pumping out Jazz, Rythm n Blues and
Rock n Roll to the Pacific GIs, Wolfman Jack et al? Think they did more for
the Ionosphere than the H-Bomb. They reckon they made it out to Hawaii
at night. Amazing range which upset the US gov.
73 es GL Pete M0FMT IO91UX
Terry es Co
Show me the way to get home 1958 style, no GPS or Google maps
then.
G3KEV/VR4MC
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