[CW] Flight Radio Officer's Book

[Stan Barr]

On 23/08/12 21:59, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:

> FRO Frank Allen Chapman about radio and the flying clippers which is
> marvelous to read for those who rightly remember the era of the clipper
> ships which revolutionized foreign transportation of passengers and mail
> http://www.flyingclippers.com/postflight/6891-7.html
>

There were some stories of, mostly UK airline, Morse operations in the
magazine "Morsum Magnificar" some years back.  Like calling Cairo and
New Delhi for wx as soon as the wheels left the ground at Heathrow.

> I have for some years tried unsuccessfully to obtain Morse recordings of
> air-to-ground communications, and I've even asked the few remaining
> FRO's that subscribe to this list if somehow they could re-enact a bit
> of what went on - one remarking that he often sent air ticket
> confirmations by Morse!

The last Aero Morse I heard was Aeroflot's trans-Siberian flights in
the '80s.   Actually the last Morse I heard on an aero frequency was
RAF Kinloss Rescue using their dedicated morse transmitter to clear
a cw intruder off 5680KHz.

Aopologies for the rambling, but it's a slow morning!

-- 
Cheers and 73,
Stan Barr G0CLV GQRP-3369 FISTS-667  g0clv at dsl.pipex.com

"Never leave well enough alone." -  Raymond Loewy