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On the other hand, DXing was a fairly common activity with these old TRF sets. My parents grew up in the midwest (Nebraska) on farms in the 20s, and both related childhood memories of evening listening to stations across the country from New York (early in the evening) to Los Angeles (later in the evening). THE SECRET; BIG LONG ANTENNAS, stretching to barns and other out-buildings 200 to 300 feet from the house, as well as a good water-pipe ground. The evening news *was* actually "live from NY" and "live from Chicago", "live from Denver" and "live from Los Angeles" most every evening (if there were no thunderstorms). Fun times for early radio listeners.
jr
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