CQD rather than SOS. Pete, Thought it was the other way round , first use of SOS ? G.. From: M0FMT Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 8:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: LF: OT Titanic origin
CQD rather than SOS. Pete, Thought it was the other way round , first use of SOS ? G.. From: M0FMT Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 8:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: LF: OT Titanic origi
It was adopted at the Berlin conference 1906 , Apparently it gave a better picture on the grabbers and has remained in use eve since ... G) From: M0FMT Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 1:31 PM To: rsgb_
CQD rather than SOS. Pete, Thought it was the other way round , first use of SOS ? G.. From: M0FMT Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 8:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: LF: OT Titanic origi
Hi all, Unfortunately, I cant play the video (not available in my location). BTW, I sent SOS in the real situation once. I worked as radioofficer on m/s Mir, callsign OLGP. It was in 1988. I was 25.
Hi all http://uk.news.yahoo.com/on-this-day--titanic-finally-sinks-143120684.html#ugccmt-container Interesting video of the actual scene very clear and reference to CQD rather than SOS. And video of
Both are right ! It is well documented in personal accounts of Harold Bride, second Radio Officer, and in the logs of the SS Carpathia, that the Titanic first used "CQD" to call for help. When Captai
Hi Petry, Exciting story, thanks. Unfortunately without a happy end... There seem to be many many OMs here who can tell interesting stories from the old radio days. Very nice! Worth to tell all of th
Don't start Eddie Hancock just about sums Ham Radio up! 73 es GL Pete M0FMT IO91UX From: g3zjo <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 12:57 Subject: Re:
On 16/04/2013 05:46, Laurence KL1 X wrote: Still sends a shiver when i recall hearing Sos or Maydays...makes all that training worthwhile Mayday ? Fool don' you realise it's still only the middle of
Possible it came from the Pathe vault http://www.britishpathe.com/video/titanic-disaster-1 Don't have access to the OP posted link also, so can't tell if it's the same. Jan/pa3abk 73, Stefan -- pa3ab
Thinking about it and the period.... would you not have used BOTH too in that situation to leave no doubt of the situation. Alan G3NYK -- Original Message -- From: [email protected] Graham To: