[CW] (no subject)

Wed Dec 25 16:50:50 EST 2013

Frank,

Whitey did not say either of Marconi's daughters were amateur radio
operators.

One of Marconi's daughters came to the site of Marconi's Cape Cod,
Massachusetts station site.

This was radio station CC.  Then it became MCC.  The M was for Marconi.
Then the International Telecommunications Union from Paris required not
company call signs like MCC MGY but national call signs.  The M prefix was
assigned to the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern
Ireland, and the UK islands surrounding the Island of Britian.

So CC became MCC for Marconi then MCC became WCC and that call sign still
exists except it has moved from Chatham, MA on Cape Cod to Maryland.

73

DR

On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 11:57 PM, FM <ruben.bestard at infomed.sld.cu> wrote:

>  Hi Whitey! I am surprise! I never imagine that Marconi's Daughter its a
> Ham Radio Op. That's wonderful.
>
> Well. I am 23 years old man and I hold my licence since 2002, almost
> eleven years, and I meet hundreds of interesting people including veterans
> of II WW and several conflicts. But also have friends at the same town of
> Bono *U2 leader and singer*. I know that Priscilla Presley had a K6
> licence. And many others.
>
> Maybe you can explain better that me this wonderful hobby.
>
> 73 Frank CO2IR
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* k1vv at comcast.net
> *To:* CW Reflector <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 24, 2013 8:34 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [CW] (no subject)
>
>  Frank ....    thanks ...    Some of the famous musicians here in the
> states were hams ....
>
> This is wonderful hobby  ....  we have the 1903 Historic Marconi
> Station here nearby on Cape Cod ..... I have met two of Marconi's
> daughters....
> Gioia and Elettra .... Gioia is no longer with us ....  Elettra has come
> to Cape Cod for several events celebrating her father's radio
> accomplishments...
> We have made many close friendships through amateur radio ....  In 2015 I
> will be licensed for 60 years as a ham ... !!!!!!!!
>
> Keep pounding that key  !!
>
> Whitey  K1VV
> W1AA - Pres. Marconi Radio Club
>
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> *From: *"FM" <ruben.bestard at infomed.sld.cu>
> *To: *"CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:50:26 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [CW] (no subject)
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> 
> Hello Whitey!  Its amazing but the best telegraph radio men at II World
> War was Musicians. Yes, as you hear now. Mostly of CW Operators have a GOOD
> EAR for music.
>
> Isn't great?
>
> Frank CO2IR
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* k1vv at comcast.net
> *To:* David J J <n1ea at arrl.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, December 23, 2013 11:21 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [CW] (no subject)
>
>  Dave ....
>
> We moved to East Sandwich in Dec 2011 ...  I did not get a temporary HF
> station set up for almost 2 years ....
>
> When I first started working CW again ...   I was surprised ... My ability
> to "COPY" CW did not suffer ....
>
> But my manual dexterity with the paddles on my "touch" keyer did .... I
> had to practice some before I felt comfortable on the air ..
>
> It is commonly thought that intelligence has nothing to do with the
> ability to copy CW ......  Supposedly Musicians are "better" at it....
>
> Something I have noticed in my 59 years of ham radio .......there are
> no dopes that are real good at it ....
>
> Whitey  K1VV
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> *From: *"D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea at arrl.net>
> *To: *"Richard Knoppow" <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>, "CW Reflector" <
> cw at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent: *Monday, December 23, 2013 12:07:05 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [CW] (no subject)
>
>  Remember, Richard,
>
> If you're not on the air for a while, you're speed goes down.  Even after
> nearly 50 years of doing this, often for 8 to 12 hours a day every day on
> ship, I now operate about an hour a day.  I did some QRQ, maybe it was just
> my uncoordinated day, but I could not send 45 wpm on the paddles.  I did
> better on the bug, but even the bug didn't sound really good like it did
> the last time I used it.  Forget the hand key, rotten code.  Sideswiper
> worked fine though - I guess it is an easy key to send with.  I found it so
> on ship, the vibrations didn't bother it, and you could rattle off 30 to 35
> wpm easily.  I admit it is easier to send 35 with a bug for a few hours
> though.
>
> First the Sending goes, then the copying, then the memory goes, then ...
> ...  ... I forget.
>
> 73
> DR
>
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