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You know, most amateurs will have a go, they will try to pick a distant signal out of the noise, after all that's what radio is about isn't it?

For god sake man, if you cant accept speaking to anyone that doesn't have a 5.9+20 produced from a kilowatt amp (like your 'home made' Russian military amp!  Use the frigging phone! I'm sure there are still some 0898 telephone chat rooms around. Better still if that costs too much for a window salesman's pension and you have no chickens in the garden to sell for paying the phone bill then use Skype!

How many friends do you have off air? Count them using the number invented in India!