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RADIO.  AS A KID, WITHERSPOON WAS AMAZED THAT THE SIGNAL FROM WWV COULD BE
HEARD ON HIS FATHERS VINTAGE RCA 6K3 CONSOLE RADIO FROM OVER 2,000 MILES
AWAY.  WHEN WITHERSPOON WAS A CHILD, MANY HAMS DISCOVERED THE HOBBY THROUGH
SHORTWAVE.  WHETHER THEY WERE BUILDING A KIT, TUNING AROUND THE BANDS, OR
FIXING UP AN OLD RADIO, THEY COULD RELY ON WWVS STEADY SIGNAL TO CONFIRM
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