Ionospherically reflected radio waves really do "want" to propagate, in
spite of compromised antennas.

About 40 years ago while running an old Knight Kit T-150 on 80 m cw, I had a
few 100 mw of spur on 5.525 mhz. I got a QSL card from the FCC telling me
that the Canadian's were not too happy with me, and could I please fix
things. Rotten antenna, low power output, and I still got a QSL card.

....hasan, N0AN

"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message
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Anyone who's been a ham for a few years probably has a handful of similar
stories. What conclusions should we draw from them?

Roy Lewallen, W7EL