[MRCG] TG-34 on TV

[Steve]

Hi Marc,
Enjoyed your message. You've got to remember these shows are all
staged and don't usually even come close to reality. Its more about
selling a TV show to advertisers than accuracy.

You should tune down to the lower end of 40 and 20 more often. Lots
of CW these days despite the ARRL's (and others ) attempts to cram
internet services there. Yeah, I'm an MRHS guy but more into the restoration
aspect than being a CW expert. Although I continue to work on that...
The fact is that you can't beat CW for working DX because of the power
density it offers.
                           Steve W6SSP
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc Goldman" <marcwb6dce at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 11:20 PM
Subject: [MRCG] TG-34 on TV


> Ha Ha Ha Ha Har De Har De Har...
>
> Gentleman:
>
> On the TV show Pawn Stars this evening.... This guy brings in a TG-34 and 
> says its a rare code reading machine !! no tapes... well the pawn shop guy 
> calls in this consultant guy. (I have seen him before on the program) and 
> he brings a brand new paper tape in the box.. no reel.. he had it in his 
> garage.. so the bad new is it does not decode Morse code.. it is a 
> classroom training aid !! i think there are a lot of them around.. there 
> is one in a display case in a mini museum at Hollister Airport.. just saw 
> it a few weeks back .. so not worth the $2000 he was originally asking.. 
> the amusing part is he still gets $200 for it at the pawn shop!! i think 
> if this showed up at Foothill Swap meet ya might get $25 for it !!
> way way overpriced.. if you had a bunch of tapes it could still be used 
> for Morse code training... but who is using Morse code these days... the 
> subset of Ham Radio Operators that are DXers on HF.... and identifiers for 
> repeaters and the MRHS folks... All this box does is send Morse code... 
> most likely random letters and numbers and maybe punctuation marks... and 
> the student writes it down with a pencil and paper.. and eventually a 
> typewriter...
>
> i believe in the very early days of Morse code a machine was invented to 
> copy it... and than it was discovered that the operator would learn the 
> code by listening to the sounder clicks... and not need the invention. 
> much to the consternation of its inventor !! i am pretty sure this was 
> telegraph days.. before radio.. very likely American Morse
>
> 73
> Marc Goldman
> WB6DCE
> Seaside,CA
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