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Old August 11th 03, 10:43 AM
Paul Burridge
 
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 00:09:28 +0100, "Mike Gilmour"
wrote:

When I worked as an RO in the Merchant Navy I found I could light my
cigarette by holding on to the overhead copper aerial feeder while
simultaneously keying the transmitter on MW (say 480 or 512 Khz) ....only
when I couldn't find my lighter. Kinda daft in retrospect...and chuckle to
think I eventually won a safety award ;-)


There's a future for you at Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. :-)
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