That's True. I forgot that 99% new hams no longer come into the hobby via the HF bands.
Back in the old days it was the other way around he he he. Everyone or most everyone had HF.
Joe WB9SBD Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com On 5/26/2016 3:13 PM, Jim Walls wrote:
Joe WB9SBD said (in part):
Extreme simple gear can get you on Mode "A"
If you have an HF radio... (Or in my case - a working one)
These days, a lot of hams don't have HF capability, and many have no desire to add that capability.
Jim - K6CCC
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