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Joe from Kokomo[_2_] April 2nd 10 12:08 PM

Rare station heard
 
While tuning around on the 160 meter band yesterday, I copied the
following rare station:

5U4GB on the Isle of Tung-Sol

It is my understanding that they are only on the air once a year, 1 April.

bpnjensen April 2nd 10 03:47 PM

Rare station heard
 
On Apr 2, 4:08*am, Joe from Kokomo wrote:
While tuning around on the 160 meter band yesterday, I copied the
following rare station:

5U4GB on the Isle of Tung-Sol

It is my understanding that they are only on the air once a year, 1 April..


Is that the island that floats on the back of a whale? ;-)

Bruce

bpnjensen April 2nd 10 05:17 PM

Rare station heard
 
On Apr 2, 8:26*am, "D. Peter Maus" wrote:
On 4/2/10 09:47 , bpnjensen wrote:

On Apr 2, 4:08 am, Joe from *wrote:
While tuning around on the 160 meter band yesterday, I copied the
following rare station:


5U4GB on the Isle of Tung-Sol


It is my understanding that they are only on the air once a year, 1 April.


Is that the island that floats on the back of a whale? ;-)


Bruce


* *No, that's the island where the beauty queens only half wave.


Just like a dipole!

D. Peter Maus[_2_] April 2nd 10 05:59 PM

Rare station heard
 
On 4/2/10 11:17 , bpnjensen wrote:
On Apr 2, 8:26 am, "D. Peter wrote:
On 4/2/10 09:47 , bpnjensen wrote:

On Apr 2, 4:08 am, Joe from wrote:
While tuning around on the 160 meter band yesterday, I copied the
following rare station:


5U4GB on the Isle of Tung-Sol


It is my understanding that they are only on the air once a year, 1 April.


Is that the island that floats on the back of a whale? ;-)


Bruce


No, that's the island where the beauty queens only half wave.


Just like a dipole!




No, that would be the gay part of Warsaw.



[email protected] April 2nd 10 06:18 PM

Rare station heard
 
Is that where Tung Oil comes from?

http://www.devilfinder.com
Tung Sol

Tung Sol Tubes, and stuff.
I knew Tung Sol sounds familiar to me.I have seen Tung Sol name/brand on
some old vacuum tubes before.I probally have a slew of them floatin
around here somewhars.In some of my old radios and wutebers.
cuhulin


Steve April 3rd 10 05:54 PM

Rare station heard
 
On Apr 2, 7:08*am, Joe from Kokomo wrote:
While tuning around on the 160 meter band yesterday, I copied the
following rare station:

5U4GB on the Isle of Tung-Sol

It is my understanding that they are only on the air once a year, 1 April..


From QRZ.com:


5U4GB

Marin Amateur Radio Society

27 Shell Road

Mill Valley, CA,

USA


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