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Re: [CQ-Contest] Origin of Cabrillo

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Origin of Cabrillo
From: "Marijan Miletic" <s56a@bit.si>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:58:07 +0100
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W4AU & S56A DISCLAIMER: This report relies on my somewhat faulty memory and
some of the 
facts my be erroneous, but it's basically true, I think....
 
After selling kkn.net IP kernels to CISCO, Trey got involved with HC8N and
Cabrillo myths.
 
While ch=' ' read(ch); C-language trick used for random field spacing in
Cabrillo format.
 
My soapbox comment for a long time was:  It took a mathematician to produce
this standard :-)
 
73 de Mario, S56A, N1YU, MsC EE retired
 
 
 

 

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