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		beeskneecaps 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ham radio operators receive signals from Voyager 1... I had always heard "Hertz, Armstrong, and Marconi". 73!

amatecha 7 months ago [–]

Interestingly that naming scheme is debunked on the adjacently-linked wikipedia page on the subject: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_ham_radio#Hertz%E...

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