[Elecraft] Morse on the Tonight Show, Tonight, Friday the 13th

[Sandy]

I remember the Walter Winchell newscasts when I was a kid.  The experts
from the broadcasting bunch say Winchell's code was a bunch of gibberish 
and he wasn't actually sending any code at all!  Just something to get the listeners
excited, like he was reading "flashes" from an active circuit!

73,
Sandy W5TVW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob - W5BIG" <W5BIG at comcast.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Morse on the Tonight Show, Tonight, Friday the 13th


| The costumes were a brilliant idea! Really added spice to the scene.
| 
| Hearing the code on TV reminded me of Walter Winchell back in the 50's.
| During his broadcast he would send code. It was fascinating. More info here:
| http://chss.montclair.edu/~pererat/mww.htm
| 
| I couldn't copy code then so I don't know if he was sending real text or
| not, maybe someone can comment on that.
| 
| 73/ Bob - W5BIG
| 
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