AT&T High Seas HF R/T service going QRT

[Ed Sharpe]

In reality this service is obsolete, unless
someone takes the communication  satellites out with EMP pulses from
High  nukes!


Jeffrey Herman wrote:

> Hi Gang,
> We've been witnessing the closure of radiotelegraph shore stations
> over the years; now comes word that AT&T will be closing their
> high seas HF radiotelephone service at 11:59 Eastern time on
> 9 October. (I found out that info after having called AT&T to
> inquire about which VHF marine channel the marine operator monitors.)
>
> If there is anything beneficial in these stations (CW and SSB) going
> QRT, it's that hams might someday be awarded frequencies in the 4, 6,
> 8, 12, 16, and 22 MHz (soon to be former) maritime bands.
>
> 73, Jeff KH6O
>
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