[Milsurplus] SWL Reports of Bygone Days...

[C.Whitaker]

de WB2CPN
"Commie Pinko"
Happened to me some 30 years ago in New Jersey.
I subscribed to a regular Program Guide from
Radio Moscow.   I did a lot of SWL plus ham radio.
Yes, the snoops came around.
73  Clete
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On 2/26/2012 8:10 AM, David Stinson wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hue Miller"<kargo_cult at msn.com>
>
>> ....I wrote them a reception report and commented that
>> their ruler needed to pay more attention to rice growing
>> than making boasts and threats.
>> Instead of taking umbrage at this, they sent me a nice
>> quality hardcover book about the wartime history
>> of King Kim the First.
> Nice to hear someone- even if it is the DPRK- still does
> this kind of thing.  I remember when I was a kid and sent
> a reception report to Radio Havana Cuba.  For the next
> couple of years, I got regular propaganda mail from them.
> Newspapers, booklets, even cards on holidays.
> It was printed on paper that was made from
> sugercane pulp.  I wonder if our mailman thought
> he had a "commie pinko" on his route ;-).
>
> 73 Dave AB5S
>
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