Bob,
I enjoyed the music on your Website.

John  KC2QJB


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Robert Ringwald
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 1:33 PM
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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.