"BDK" wrote in message
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You sure can hear fishing boats where you are, if the bands are open,
even with a simple radio like a 803a. Sometimes signal strength is
pretty high, and they boom in. They use (mostly) "clipped" ham rigs and
can be heard worldwide. I know a guy who used to listen to them in
germany, so you can get them too.

Interesting. Actually, I am not that far from Lake Superior (about 150 miles
southwest of there, in Minnesota) but I'm not sure if the iron ore boats on
the Big Lake are using HF or what. I can check that out further. Thanks.

Jackie