Re: [Elecraft] OT: Wiring A Continent : The U.S. Transcontinental Telegraph Line

And the line was completed while the Civil War was raging.  Amazing! Alan N1AL On 11/21/23 13:43, Wayne Burdick wrote: I highly recommend this fascinating first-person account. You might want to skim over the parts about political infighting to get to descriptions of the route, procurement

[Elecraft] OT: Wiring A Continent : The U.S. Transcontinental Telegraph Line

I highly recommend this fascinating first-person account. You might want to skim over the parts about political infighting to get to descriptions of the route, procurement of poles, Indian encounters, and inclement weather. (And we thought Field Day setup was challenging.)