I think that you are confusing modern "spy" communications with the days
of the Underground in WWII Europe.
Anyone can buy and operate a KW++ transmitter in this country without
ever showing any evidence of a license. I suspect that they could also
operate for months without ever being detected unless they happened to
step on some toes on some band or otherwise attract attention, which
they would be most careful not to do.
It no longer requires a couple of watts hidden in the family Bible and a
wire tossed out the window in the early morning hours to ship
information out of this country. For that matter, why use radio at all
with the Internet wide open?
Shame the FCC messed up your call with that extra letter! <:}
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72/73, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas NETXQRP 6
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE Dallas in Collin county QRP-L 1373
Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 55th year and it just keeps getting better!
Icom IC-756 PRO #02121 (9/00) Kachina #91900556 (12/99) IC-765 (6/90)
N1YRK wrote:
>
> On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, George, W5YR wrote:
>
> >
> > I'm curious . . .
> >
> > Why would a "clandestine" CW station with evidently a lot of power
> > behind it transmit at such a comparatively slow speed?
> >
> > I would expect them to be transmitting at not less than 100 wpm and
> > probably faster.
>
> If its a spy station, the spies might not be so great at code. Also, they
> may have a cheap portable radio and bad reception, hence the need for high
> power and slow speed, and CW.
>
> These stations will be around for as long as men are capable of evil.
>
> 73,
> N1YRK
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72/73, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas NETXQRP 6
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE Dallas in Collin county QRP-L 1373
Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 55th year and it just keeps getting better!
Icom IC-756 PRO #02121 (9/00) Kachina #91900556 (12/99) IC-765 (6/90)
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