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echo: amateur_radio
to: Joe Delahaye
from: Tony Langdon
date: 2016-09-18 16:38:00
subject: Re: Wannbe HAM

-=> Joe Delahaye wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 JD> I imagine much the same happened here.  I gave my set to my son in law,
 JD> as he was a trucker.  I dont think they have radios in their trucks any
 JD> more, at least not the company he drives for.   Not allowed to talk
 JD> and drive at same time

A lot of truck drivers here still use CB.

 JD> Not sure what the new public radio service is called these days, but it
 JD> uses a different spectrun I believe

You have a new service over there?

 JD> Cant remember what mine was , and yes, actually legally needed one for
 JD> each set.  I had one and my wife had one.  I used mine for both mobile
 JD> and station. 

I suspect that was a very common practice. :)


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