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generating morse code
On Apr 16, 10:20 am, John from Detroit wrote:
N2EY wrote: Yes, but there were several reasons for the normally-energized series line systems. Another thing is that telegraph "lines" might indeed be a single wire.. Using the Ground as the "Return" for the loop It is my understanding that many of them were. Besides the savings in wire and insulators, a ground-return system could actually be lower resistance than a double-wire system if the "made grounds" at the ends of the lines were very good. Of course such a line is more vulnerable to noise, but since the wire telegraph was a digital system the nouse would have to be considerable to have any effect. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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