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Thanks. Are you a musician?
Did you hear just the music that starts when you go to my home page? Or did you hear some of the music on my recordings page?
-Bob K6YBV
From: John Vernaleken
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 2:37 PM
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Subject: Re: Ham Radio Memories From K 6 Y B V
Bob,
I enjoyed the music on your Website.
John KC2QJB
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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Robert Ringwald
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 1:33 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Ham Radio Memories From K 6 Y B V
This is from my ham radio page at:
www.ringwald.com/ham.php
In the late '50s, Bob used to hear Morse Code from Russian commercial =
stations on the 80-meter band. He tried many times to contact the =
stations, but was always ignored.
One night in frustration, Bob called the Russian and instead of =
identifying with his call K6YBV, he sent the call of the station that = the
Russian was calling.=20
Lo and behold, the station came back to Bob and started sending Morse = Code
in Russian. When he stopped for Bob's reply, Bob told him that he = was
really an American ham. The Russian didn't wait for any further =
explanation. He immediately broke off the contact and would not =
acknowledge Bob.=20
What with the political climate in the USSR at the time, Bob always =
wondered if some poor unsuspecting Russian radio operator got sent to =
Siberia for communicating with the United States.
-Bob Ringwald K6YBV
www.ringwald.com
916/ 806-9551
Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you =
can feel the true warmth.
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