[Elecraft] A Real SOS

[ron]

On 04/13/2012 05:23 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

>
>
   the post-Titanic international distress frequency of 500 kHz was
> used for routine messages as well. So when an emergency occurred it was
> often pandemonium, first until those on the channel realized there was an
> emergency, and then QRM from those who could not hear the emergency traffic
> while others tell them to QRT.



Yes it may have taken a bit for everyone listening to settle down, 
however I have never heard anything about this QRM, nor any mention of 
this problem from any documented programs about that fatal day.
Could you provide a source to support that?

72
Ron, wb1hga