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From: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne)
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 01:23:27 +0100
Pete Smith wrote:
> 
> Strikes me as kind of irrelevant to offer testimonials for various
> tribanders based on the "I've worked 'em all except.." theory.  >High-band 
> DXing's antenna requirements are pretty minimal these >days, with the 
> tremendous improvement in foreign station >capabilities, well-equipped 
> DXpeditions, etc.

How true that is Pete.  I worked 225 countries with an old TCM-2
Navy transmitter and a 135 foot center fed zepp.  What does that
tell anyone?  73
Tom W7WHY

"Anyone who says there's no such thing as a dumb question never
worked in customer service."

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