[PVRCNC] Re: [PVRC] The Great Transatlantic Cable: PBS documentary Monday night

[Jim Jordan, K4QPL]

Frank, you beat me to the punch on this! I just saw the promo tonight. As 
we've both visited the terminal station museum in Cornwall, I'm looking 
forward to it as I'm sure you are. I'm also copying to the NC reflector.

73,

Jim, K4QPL
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From: <donovanf at starpower.net>
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Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 10:58 PM
Subject: [PVRC] The Great Transatlantic Cable: PBS documentary Monday night


> The new PBS documentary, "The Great Transatlantic Cable" will air on
> on the series "The American Experience" tomorrow night, Monday, May 21
> at 9:00 p.m. in most areas of the U.S.
>
> The documentary describes the incredible technical, financial and 
> organizational challenges faced during five attempts to lay the
> transatlantic telegraph cable from 1857 until the cable was
> successfully laid from Ireland to Newfoundland in 1866.  This was the
> advent of transatlantic DX.  Prior to the transatlantic telegraph, it took 
> at least four weeks to complete a two way communication between
> Europe and North america.
>
> For time and details (including a transcript) see:
>
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/cable/
>
> 73!
> Frank
> W3LPL
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