[Elecraft] Titanic radio traffic link

Nate Bargmann n0nb at n0nb.us
Thu Apr 12 22:51:03 EDT 2012


* On 2012 12 Apr 20:20 -0500, kevinr wrote:
> Too bad Pete Hoover is no longer with us.  He could describe how his 
> grandfather helped form amateur radio service in those days after the 
> Titanic sank.

It has been some time since I read it, but isn't a lot of Herbert
Hoover's actions with regard to amateur radio as Commerce Secretary
recounted in '200 Meters and Down'?  No question, the radio amateurs of
the early days had a great friend and asset in the person of Mr. Hoover.

73, de Nate, N0NB >>

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