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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 27 > A chance to talk off the moon

A chance to talk off the moon

If you’re an amateur radio buff, this is ‘the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest’

By Ashlee Vance / The Bulletin
June 27, 2009

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Dogs bay at it. Lovers swoon under it. And some people like to bounce their voices off it.

The first two are easy, but sending a voice signal 239,200 miles to the moon and back is not quite as simple.

Now, today, amateur radio buffs or “hams,” as....

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