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October 27th 04, 03:56 PM
Steve Silverwood
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What exactly are these search and rescue people listening for? Wouldn't
an emergency beacon be sending some kind of intelligent signal, like SOS
in morse code, or some kind of RTTY? At the very least, a certain kind
of modulated tone. It seems to me that if they're going to chase after
every spurious signal that pops up on 121.5, no matter what it sounds
like, that's a recipe for failure. No wonder 90% of their hits are
false positives.
Any signal, even a spurious one that conveys no intelligence, is
considered a problem because it could potentially cover up a weaker
signal from a person/aircraft/boat/etc. that is actually IN distress.
And for the record, if anyone cares, the manufacturer of the TV set
(Toshiba?) is replacing it with a new one free of charge, despite the
warranty having expired.
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Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
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