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From: teus@fs1-cg.oce.nl (Teus Hagen)
Newsgroups: news.sysadmin,news.admin
Subject: Re: Alternate methods? (was:Re: i2ack request for news/email supply connection)
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Date: 27 Jan 89 11:59:08 GMT
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Is there some type of HAM radio possibility in Europe?:
	There is, but not throughout Europe.
I know that eg in Holland there is something simular (special hour,
short period, mostly at night). They broadcast "bits for hobby computers".
They send their computer programs in this way. However starting this year
they will send their program listings via the television broadcast:
Teletext (page 420?).
This alternative is mainly made possible due to some employees
working for some special radio program (so they could easily find
their way). 
Anyway here you have an alternative.
Eg use a page of Teletext from some well received channel in Europe
(Sky, Super Channel, etc). And reception of "news" is free in Europe.

I know that there was thought about this to use this technic with
EUnet. However the commercial broadcaster went quickly bankrupt
(as lots of them do). So lifetime is a bit short.
And that is not what you want either...

teus
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