[CW] KLB in Seattle

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I hate this computer, just dropping me out of email while I am still typing. 

Yeah, I apparently missed the first of the conversation. But it may be interesting to some anyway. Wondered why it was on the cw reflector. HI. I had heard some of the costal stations in my early years as a listener, but wasn't much interested in them, as far as reporting etc. Some of the listeners did copy them and try to get confirmations, and we had some books that showed addresses, etc.  The ISWL club is still around, and you might find some old books or even some reprints someplace, from them.  I havent looked, in 20 years.   Do know they have web pages now.  We used to call the non-government/non-ham stations "UTILITIES".  Some of them just appeared to sit around and send either their calls, or some list or the other.  Some were also the 4 or 5 letter/number code groups, and we always figured were spy stations, and even had a few guys specializing in those, trying to ID.  HI.  


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