[ARC5] Long Range Low Band FM Contacts

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Probably in the 1957/1958 time frame with
a record amount of sunspot activity.

I was awakened one time in the middle of
the night by an aurora that was so bright
that my attic bedroom was almost as bright
as day!

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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 *
* (Since 30 Nov 53) *
* Oklahoma City, OK *
* USAF, Ret (61-81) *
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> From: releazer at earthlink.net
> To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:10:25 -0500
> Subject: [ARC5] Long Range Low Band FM Contacts
> 
> A friend of mine who was in the USAF in the 50's was stationed in West Germany and one day was relaxing under a tree during a field exercise, monitoring a PRC-10. He heard messages from the Georgia Highway Patrol.
> 
> Another friend was helping to fight a brushfire down around Ft. Pierce, Florida and it was getting out of hand. He sent out a call for help, as the fire was threatening a LORAN station.
> 
> He got a reply right away, "We can help and can respond with 26 units."
> 
> He replied "Great! Where are you at?"
> 
> The answer came back, "Chicago."
> 
> I also read where in the 1970's the British Army was conducting exercises in Scotland and were suffering from interference from a hospital paging system.
> 
> The hospital was in New York City. 
> 
> Wayne
> WB5WSV
> 
> 
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