[Hallicrafters] VHF DX

[Jim Brannigan]

I did not get my license until a few years after the 1870's, but see this 
month's QST.
In June we had great openings to the left coast and EU on 6M.
I heard guys in the midwest calling JA's and thot it was a joke.  A few 
weeks later heard 8's, 9's and 0's talking about it.
Truly the "Magic band"

Jim


>I have seen and heard accounts of events back in the
> late 1870s when the NC Highway Patrol's main station
> receivers in the 42 MHz band were regularly blanketed
> by strong signals which turned out to be West German
> TV video.