[South Florida DX Association] More Russian Ham stories

[Norman Alexander]

I recently sent out what I thought to be an interesting story about Ham radio in 
the Soviet Union back in those early days of Russian hams being allowed to 
operate from personal stations-UA6JD.  


The following USSR Ham Radio story is more dramatic and revealing of some of the 
problems hams faced, as well as most ordinary citizens did living in the Soviet 
Union up to the time of Perestroika.  


 I am sure some of you who were hamming in the late 50's, the 60's and 70's 
recall the T-6 notes, chirpy drifting signals, the rigs described as 14 tube 
receiver, and 40 watt transmitter, and QSL via Box 88 Moscow.  Most calls were 
from a club station as not many Soviet hams were allowed to operate personal 
rigs.   Today the spectrum of equipment mirrors most hams of the West - lots of 
positive changes since 1985.


Norm W4QN

The UA6JD story on QRZ.com


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Norm,

UA6JD's story is very interesting. But for a more sinister tale of what 
happened to some Russian hams during the Soviet era, look up UA1OSM and 
his XYLUA1OSA on QRZ.com. BTW, I have known UA1OSM for about 35 years.

73,

John, K9MM