me and a group that used to hang out on channel 1 years ago,, early in the evening starting hearing what we first thought was a canadian talking,,, we just heard one side of conversation,,but sounded like they were adjusting an antenna,, so called out to see if i could make it to canada,,,, but when he answered me he said he was in south africa and was on top of tv tower outside capetown,,,i told him that antenna they were working on was getting out good to florida,,, that was when he said they were workiing on the tv antenna and he was using a portable cb radio to talk to the ground tech,,,yep skip talking with a portable on top af a tv tower,,,,had a few more words about the weather there,, he said it had been cold all day and was way past sunset,,then he faded out of course the other 2 on channel started calling but didnt make it,,, at the time i had a hygain clr2 up 40 feet in the air and talking on cobra 148gtl,,,,