Very good! Thanks Hunsdon. I have been aboard a steam ship that "blew its stack". The noise is incredible. My experience was a simple matter of routine maintenance blowing the crud out of one stack. The Titanic had to vent all of the steam to keep the boilers from exploding after she suddenly stopped all engines. The blow went on until the pressure was finally relieved.
Their "receiver" was a "Maggie" that provided no gain at all. It was not as good as a simple crystal set. How Phillips or Bride heard any stations over the racket is amazing! Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- The sinking of the Titanic A very interesting version of the wireless narrative of the sinking of the Titanic is offered by the BBC World Service. BBC producers used computer generated voices of actual telegraphic exchanges to simulate the frantic network traffic. I expect this is of deep meaning to all amateur radio operators. The very foundations of our service are clearly laid in this narrative. You'll hear urgency, courage and disbelief from the wireless operators. You'll hear our on-air jargon even as it is used today. You'll recognise network message frustrations. You will be amazed when you hear echoes of our amateur radio service as it is today--especially in times of disaster and recovery. Please have a listen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00q89fy The valent efforts of the wireless officer John George "Jack" Phillips as his ship sank are beyond description. 73, H. Cary, K4TM K3-100 #3448 KPA-500 #698 [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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
