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   PID: Synchronet 3.18c-Win32  Nov 15 2020 MSC 1927   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 r3.179 Nov 15 2020 MSC 1927   
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   Joe,   
      
    JM>   To me it was like the early days of what is now ham radio where   
    JM> people would say they were speaking from some distant area and could   
    JM> anyone receive them and where they were.   
      
     While there are some "traditional" ham radio operators still using   
   the RF frequencies (HF, VHF, and UHF) to communicate locally and   
   worldwide...some modes now are done also over the internet. While   
   the "purists" say "any form of internet radio is not ham radio", an   
   FCC official noted "We are communicators first, and hams second".   
      
     I have an "internet only" setup, due to not being able to have RF   
   gear or antennas here...never mind all the lightning around here   
   during thunderstorms. But, I am "on the air", and "my license is not   
   just a sheet of paper".   
      
   Daryl, WX4QZ   
      
   ... Never drink and drive. Hitting a bump spills your drink.   
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