All the recent chatter about AFX providing better copy of signals buried in noise reminded me of this passage from an early commercial shipboard radio officer's letter to his brother about copying CW through the QRN-laden equatorial region of the Pacific ocean where signals from North American shore stations grew very weak in the noise:
" .the signals are sometimes so faint that the rustle of water many feet below our cabin makes them unreadable. so we get huge blankets and twist them around our brain box. It would look strange to see us sitting there with the blanket over phones and head, our jaw hanging limp, every door and window wedged. Add to this that the mouth begins to water but you dare not close it for the roar of the muscles performing their duties would perhaps drown out the signals." The narrative goes on to explain that upon reaching the Panama canal zone he was barely able to hear past the ringing in his ears. How times have changed :-) Ron AC7AC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
