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by chrisdhoover 1169 days ago
May the loudest transmitter win. 50,000 watts out Mexico, I heard it on the X
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Laughs in Russian Woodpecker. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duga_radar

Back when I was really active in HF, this thing was nuts.

Allocating radio spectrum by the loudest transmitter is like allocating infants by tug-of-war. It destroys the resource in the process.
Let’s reenact the discovery of the microwave!