[CW] Pounding Brass

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

I was scanning in this article from Thomas Raddall's book "The Nymph and the
Lamp" to share with the members of this reflector and while I was checking
my work I read the comments on the FISTS petition over on eHam on page
http://www.eham.net/articles/6371

I couldn't believe the coincidence that some one had written about part of
the subject matter of what I was scanning.

Here is my post - which is better than I could give for an announcement for
the scan I just uploaded.

The article is also about a first QSO by a YL - which is pretty interesting.
She was operating at VCT - Sable Island.

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WB8NUT says: There is no magic to touching a key and someone responding that
is thousands of miles away. Its just simple physics and it does not have to
be a key. CW is a fine mode for those that want to use it, but it is not
"magic" to everyone. It time ham radio kept up with the times instead of
trying to have old fart hams continually try to relive ham radio's glory
days with code. Geez, if we had this thinking around when spark gap
transmitters were in fashion, you would have had hams requiring us to
continue to use spark gap.

*** de N1EA ***

It is really interesting that you say that.

People DID say that they noticed sch a "response" in the days of "Spark".

I think it is a fascinating remark - one that I have felt during an SOS
also - but I never knew anyone had ever written about it. It was an uncanny
feeling, which I later asked the Radio Officer on the ship sending the SOS
about. He felt it too as have I found out later, many more have.

Read this exerpt from Thomas Raddall's book "The Nymph and the Lamp" which
is about the Wireless (spark) Telegraphy station at Sable Island (off Nova
Scotia) which in the book is called "Marina".

Enjoy a good read:

http://www.qsl.net/n1ea/Pounding_Brass.pdf

(If the link doesn't appear as a hyperlink, copy and paste into your
browser. The link is case sensitive.)

73

David J. Ring, Jr., N1EA