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Old November 22nd 09, 02:29 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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wrote:
During World War Two era, some people in Switzerland and some other
countries too, they attatched long wire antennas to helium filled
balloons.They used big home made wooden spools (sort of like fishing
reels) to bring down the antennas with the balloons.
cuhulin


You sound like Abe Simpson. How the **** did
Swiss civilians get American helium in the middle of WWII?