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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><span style="font-size: 16pt;">A close friend of mine (now S.key) related his experience with VHF ducting while at sea in the the warmer </span><span style="font-size: 21px;">latitudes</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> of the Pacific during WW2. They would lower an antenna within a few feet of the surface which enabled them to QSO with other like configured ships, up to several hundred miles. </span><div><span style="font-size: 21px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 21px;">Passing this on FWIW.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 21px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 21px;">Cheers</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 21px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 21px;">de Bill-w7kxb<br></span><div><hr id="stopSpelling"><br></div></div> </div></body>
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