AMATEUR RADIO OPERATIONS IN USSR/EAST GERMANY/HUNGARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01043R001200150001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 50
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 23, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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In JuQe 1956 the USSR relaxed its regulatisas on atm~teur radio vperationa
bar peralittif an interchange of QSL cards a radio eanvereation, t
latter being restricted entirely to ama teur radio ?affir, aonatr~
to mean no political talk,.
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There is a decided distinction between operators and short wave liatenars
tr, . An aeuteur radio operator is autlwriasd and lioensed bY
pvvsrtrl nt to send anli receive messages, whereas a short Wave 1 tsner
is usually a absr of a club associated with a apecific smoteL8 radio
o tar &$ is restricted to listening. occasions an operator W 11
refsr to an SWI affiliated with his operation . and broadcast an wu ow3
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fern an operator ae1dh bear his awam* or a eas but SWL * *bers naue i
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