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PJ and Paul,

My facsination with radio is that NOBODY understands completely how propogation works. Its all theories and models.

The truth is, no one exactly understands how a few miliwats of RF power can be heard on the other side of the planet. (to give a comparison, by a few miliwats I mean less than half the power consumed by the very smallest peanut bulb in a car's dash board lighting)

Its a pity that some folk who first gained an interest in radio through CB change their attitude when they get their ham licenses. We're all radio enthusiasts, and a dying breed at that. Ham/ CB/ Freebanding are just different flavours of the same thing.

Me, I'm not fussy, I'll talk to anyone...... and sometimes people answer me too! :-)