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   JIMMY ANDERSON to TONY LANGDON   
   Re: Wannbe HAM   
   19 Sep 16 22:23:00   
   
   -=> Tony Langdon wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-   
      
    JA> I helped with a local club's 'car parking' volunteer work at a tractor   
    JA> pull recently. We all used HT's on simplex. We could have done with   
    JA> something like that but we all own HT's anyway, and we're legal to use   
    JA> the 'real' frequencies. LOL   
      
    TL> Yeah, ham radio works if everyone has a ticket.  In my case, I'm often   
    TL> the only licensed ham, so UHF CB is a better fit for our needs.  CTCSS   
    TL> or DCS work well to keep any passing signals out of our speakers.   
    TL> Interference is generally not a problem, because of our relatively   
    TL> close distance.   
      
   Understood. And that's kinda what MURS is for (no license needed).   
      
    JA> ... Taglines? We don't need no stinking Taglines!   
      
    TL> Really? :P   
      
   Yep - made that one up myself back in the 90's.   
      
    TL> ... Elvis has left the echo.   
      
   Could have sworn I made that one up too, but not 100% positive...   
      
      
   ... ... A,A,A,A,A,A ...  Loch Ness Tagline   
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