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THE AMATEUR RADIO STATION PIECE BY PIECE IN 1960, MOST RADIO AMATEURS
STARTED BY LISTENING TO A SHORTWAVE RECEIVER.  THE LICENSING PROCESS
FOCUSED ON ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO BUILD, MAINTAIN,
AND OPERATE TRANSMITTERS USING LETHAL VOLTAGES AND RADIATING SIGNALS THAT
COULD BE HEARD AROUND THE WORLD.  A RECEIVER IS YOUR EARS, A TRANSMITTER IS
YOUR MOUTH, AND ITS PURE COMMON SENSE THAT YOUR MOUTH WILL GET YOU IN
TROUBLE MUCH FASTER THAN YOUR EARS.  BY TREATING THE RECEIVER AND
TRANSMITTER AS SEPARATE BOXES, WE RECAPTURE THE FUN OF BUILDING UP A
STATION BY SELECTING AND PERHAPS BUILDING THE RECEIVER, SELECTING AND
PERHAPS BUILDING A TRANSMITTER, STRINGING UP AN ANTENNA, INTERCONNECTING
EVERYTHING, AND THEN PUTTING A NEW STATION ON THE AIR THAT IS AS UNIQUE AND
PERSONAL AS OUR CALL SIGN.  THEN WE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN SMALL STEPS AS OUR
UNDERSTANDING, FINANCES, AND FLEA MARKET ACQUISITIONS PERMIT.  I APPROACH
RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER DESIGN VERY DIFFERENTLY.  AN ANTENNA COLLECTS A
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AB8IR 52 2 1 104 WV KB9JLF 25 2 1 100 IN W4OGG 50 2 1 100 TN K3RMB 25 2 1
100 WPA WG1Z 24 2 1 98 EMA KV8Z 17 2 1 96 MI K0RFH 48 2 1 96 IA N6MIP 22 2
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