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From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Re: VOA on 40 meters
Message-ID: <373@terak.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 13-Feb-85 13:19:59 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 13 13:19:59 1985
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> Why does the VOA transmit on frequencies in the 40 Meter ham band?  Does
> anybody know if this constitutes a violation of WARC treaty or something?

A long-standing bone of contention...

VOA maintains that since the broadcasts are *intended for reception*
outside of region 2, that it doesn't matter that the *transmitter site*
is in region 2.

Of course, you and I know what would happen if you tried to operate
SSB on 7085 to talk to a VK or ZL using the same rationale  :-)
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Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{hao,ihnp4,decvax}!noao!terak!doug