On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:50:48 +0000, Ron McConnell wrote:


We hams worry about getting signals through a few meters
of transmisssion line.
How about doing it through a few thousand kilometers,
under an ocean,
without a computer model,
and finally getting it to work?

The USA PBS TV network is showing a new program,

"American Experience: The Great Transatlantic Cable"

tonight (April 11, 2005) at 9pm EDT.

If you can't get PBS, a google search for
"Transatlantic Cable" "Cyrus Field"
brings up several links that look promising.


Cheers, 73,

Ron McC.


Ronald C. McConnell, PhD

WGS-84: N 40º 46' 57.9" +/-0.1"
W 74º 41' 21.3" +/-0.1"
FN20ps.77GU96 +/-
V +5058 H +1504

http://home.earthlink.net/~rcmcc


Hardwa
The parts of a computer system that can be kicked.
- Jeff Pesis

They burned the first cable up. Just more voltage than it could handle.
Thats why it lasted 20 days.

PBS Stations are independent stations and usually Tape Delay programs,
the Date and Time of the program will be different for every station.


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Korbin Dallas
The name was changed to protect the guilty.