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> KG6FT wrote: > >> but are the majority just out there "somewhere" and you find them by >> tooling around at the top of the hour? I imagine things shift w/the >> seasons as propagation changes. Shutaro wrote: > It seems like the only real way to get started is to dive in to the > data and start researching. I'm rather enthusiastic about "tooling around," but it depends on one's equipment and the signals in question. I got started listening to the numbers by stumbling upon a flamethrower E17 broadcast after a long night, using a Hallicrafters S-53A that I had picked up at an ersatz flea market long before that. I later picked up a Kenwood R5000 and have spent many happy hours with it, but the old S-53 eventually proved indispensable in chasing around M24. The Kenwood proved a bit of a hassle in a new RF-insane place, and I rather drifted away from the hobby, but I found myself testing out a Panasonic RF-2200 last month, and sure enough, there were Cubans aplenty. I suppose this is a long-winded way of saying that a nice analog set strikes me as being the most engaging way to get started. The pickings have gotten pretty slim for that game around here, but there's always a Racal RA-17 waiting in the wings if the mania sets in. Cheers, Greg ______________________________________________________________ Spooks mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks Help: http://mailman.qth.net/faq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] - Visit http://www.spynumbers.com/ for complete information about Spy Numbers Stations
