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HOPE X Info Desk. (...because I never could get a "DIY 8-bit #s Station" talk off the ground.) On June 2, 2014 11:02:04 PM EDT, Todd Dokey <justcallmebu...@gmail.com> wrote: >Lol what was it? An AT&T 900 cell phone in debug mode with a little >software... > >During the time of the Gulf War, I could tell a numbers transmission >was coming up by the sound of the transmitter hum. I knew 5-9 MHz so >well, I only had to check my Klingenfuss guide if I heard something >very obscure. I had every normally heard station memorized from Alaska >to Argentina, from Europe to Kamchatka. > >One month, propagation was right for the whole month. I could hear the >Black Sea fleet, and HF phone traffic out of the region. I don't >completely understand Russian, but could tell the differences between >native Russians and those from other regions. (I can also tell Arabic >from Farsi, but as ever, only know words that could get me into >trouble) ;-) > >Jeez what a radio geek, huh? :-) >On June 2, 2014 6:45:18 PM AKDT, "J. Random Entity" ><jrandoment...@gmail.com> wrote: >>On 6/2/14, 7:41 PM, Todd Dokey wrote: >>> Feature group B calling cards, war dialers with card hacking.. I >>remember those days.. maybe one day I will write a book. :-) >>Loops, WATS, PBXes, Centrex, and boxes of various tints, shades, and >>hues. Later on, AMPS and CDMA. Fun times. KC2TTK/M ______________________________________________________________ Spooks mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html