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From: leonard@qiclab.pdx.com (Leonard Erickson)
Newsgroups: rec.ham-radio,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Ham radio & USENET
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Date: Sat, 29-Aug-87 20:25:33 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 29 20:25:33 1987
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I was under the impression that hams are _specifically_ forbidden to 
broadcast. (ie point-to-point communications only). The only thing they are
allowed to send without a _specific_ recipient is a CQ (ie "anybody out there
want to talk").
Of course the ARRL station has an exemption for the code practice and
ARRL bulletin transmissions, but news would be stretching things a _lot_!!