Thanks for reading this.


I have a number of Sounders, some old keys, and some relays from the
American Morse landline era. It occured to me that I might take up
reenacting as another hobby, but when I asked my sister, who makes
clothing for reenactors, "What does it cost?", she casually mentioned
"Less than a thousand".


So, I'm looking for a discount version: I've got enough invested in
_this_ hobby. ;-)


Please answer these questions:


1. Would I have to have perfect replicas of the clothes, etc.? I'm
just interested in the telegraphy, and civilians used to do that as
well as the military, so reenacting as a civilian would be fine.


2. Does all the telegraph gear have to be authentic to the period? I'd
tend to doubt it, simply because instruments _that_ old would be
too valuable for use in the field.


3. Who can I talk to for help without spending a day doing research
online?




Thanks for any information.


73, Bill W1AC


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