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From: "Mike (KA5CVH) Urich" <mike@ka5cvh.com>
To former rovers I highly respect, John, AB5SS & Dan, >W5DF use to say.
Anyone can get their Gen or Extra, buy >themselves a plug and play HF
radio, throw a dipole in the air >and <with a little patience> work the
world. Not so on > V/UHF.
Don, NL7CO and myself were having this exact discussion this afternoon.
Working California from Oklahoma on 20m is common, so it isn't very
exciting. I know, I should always marvel over the magic of radio, but
still.......
Now working California from Oklahoma on 2m is thrilling! I have done it a
few times, and it usually is my biggest radio thrill of the year.
John AF5CC
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