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Old February 18th 07, 05:47 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.policy
[email protected] N2EY@AOL.COM is offline
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Default Morse Code To The Rescue!

On Feb 18, 9:25?am, Cecil Moore wrote:
wrote:
His torch (flashlight) was part of an emergency
communications system, which he successfully
used to signal for help.


You're right, Jim, he was equipped with an electro-
magnetic wave generator, just a different
frequency
from the average maritime mobile radio.


Exactly, Cecil!

Not only that, but his EM wave generator was equipped with a high-gain
directive antenna system. And he was equipped with a sophisticated
diversity receiving system for those frequencies, too.

73 de Jim, N2EY