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Martin,
You may be closer to the truth than we know, haha.
Phil.
K0NX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin McCormick" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: What is CWT?
>I really don't know, but here's my theory.
>
> In some parts of the world, there are still party lines
> with 2, 4 or 8 parties. CWT is Continuous Wave Telephony in
> which people gather around their telephones way late in to the
> night and communicate via Morse by saying the dits and daws.
>
> QSB stands for quick stop by backhoe when somebody
> accidentally cuts a line while digging and disrupts the
> transmission.
>
> If somebody's dog barks in the background, you can hear
> a K9 call in any part of the US or world, for that matter.
>
> 73
> WB5AGZ
>
> Phil Scovell writes:
>> Subject says it all.
>>
>> Phil.
>> K0NX
>>
>>
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