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Re: 1963--nuclear weapon alarm system

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From: Kerr-MuddJohn
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:25
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On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 15:00:30 GMT, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid>
wrote: 

> On 2018-02-11, Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> JimP <solo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 11 Feb 2018 10:49:36 GMT, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 2018-02-10, Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> [22 lines snipped]
>>>> 
>>>>> I love Number Stations. No idea what their purpose is today, just
>>>>> loving them. :-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Could put up my own station, announcing random numbers. Having
>>>>> some three letter agencies wasting their time investigating. *g*
>>>> 
>>>> *laugh8 What a marvellous idea!!!
>>>> 
>>>> I've a radio amatuer licence - I wonder what the authorities would
>>>> think of a synthesised voice announcing random 5 letter groups?
>>> 
>>> In the U.S., which I know you aren't here, its illegal for cryptic
>>> coded messages to be sent by ham radio operators.
> 
> Same here. But if it's random, it isn't "cryptic coded".   :o)
> 
>>> 
>>> Saw an argument about this on a ham radio forum. Was digital 'plain
>>> speech' ? What about CW ? etc. I just ignored it except for randomly
>>> reading one or two posts.
>>
>> Surprised they're still arguing this.
> 
> Radio amateurs are the ultimate barrack-room lawyers.
> 
> 
Top tip:
Do *not* get involved with uk.radio.amateur or uk.legal

-- 
Bah, and indeed, Humbug.
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