[ARC5] Long Range Low Band FM Contacts

[Gene Smar]

Ah, but only when the sun(spot) gods are smiling.


73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Eleazer" <releazer at earthlink.net>
To: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:10 PM
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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