[CW] McElroy Bug Serial Numbers List

[Richard Knoppow]

   Where was MGY, this is the call of the Titanic, maybe MSF in 
Rugby?
   I used to hear time ticks from NSS in the 1960s

On 3/8/2019 7:18 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
> No ship master click on merchant cargo ships.  Chonometer, clock 
> log with daily entries of how slow or fast Chonometer was 
> compared to radio time ticks from WWV, WWVH, CHU. MGY, YV? 
                                                         Maybe YVTO/
  In
> Venezuela, VPS Hong Kong (only Morse at 1200 local sent on 500 
> kHz), JJY Japan, Russia, China, etc. and a sextant taking angle 
> of North Star at the last moments of maritime twilight where you 
> can see both stars and horizon gives you latitude, longitude is 
> given by observing noon sun, obtaining time and consulting the 
> tables.  That was the 2nd mate's job, I got the time tick!
> 
> 73
> 
> DR
> 
> On Fri, Mar 8, 2019, 21:37 abqcooks--- via CW <cw at mailman.qth.net 
> <mailto:cw at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Thanks for the list David.  I knew Tom was SK but didn't
>     think to snag that particular list just in case it went away.
>     I have 2 keys on there.
>     My favorite book by Tom was his " Railroad Telegrapher's
>     Handbook".   I have a landline telegraph exhibit at our
>     Railroad museum and his book covers any question I might get.
> 
>     Hey, I'm curious as to how you sea travelers navigated the
>     sea back in the days when you were active.  I assume there
>     was no GPS yet.
>     We're you still using a ship master clock for longitude an
>     shooting the stars for latitude ?
>     Just curious.  Thanks & stay healthy OT.
>                               Jim Cook. N5KY

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