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. 

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. 

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.