[Elecraft] Titanic radio traffic link

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

According to Wikipedia, Herbert Hoover was working as a mining 
consultant from 1908-1914, and did not become Secretary of Commerce 
until the Harding Administration took office in 1921.  He had a strong 
interest in regulating radio, principally broadcasters, but hams had 
been around for a long time by then.

73, Pete N4ZR
The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com
The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and
arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000


On 4/12/2012 10:51 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * 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>>
>