Thanks BenLurkin.
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Posted on 09/16/2020 7:36:09 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The geomagnetic storm that resulted in the disturbances recorded during the night could have affected the compasses of nearby ships, she emphasizes. “If Titanic’s compass error were only 0.5°, she would have been off her course for around 9 m over 1 km of the run. This apparently insignificant error could have made the difference between colliding with the iceberg and avoiding it..."
The other impact of the geomagnetic storm upon the Titanic rescue operation was wireless communication. According to the report, the Titanic used the ship frequency of 500kHz to send distress messages, a wavelength of 600 meter but could switch to 1000kHz. The researcher explains that geomagnetic storms may disrupt wireless communication through the addition of electric charge to the “D regions of the ionosphere, about 80-90 km in altitude, and corresponding to the lower level of the aurora.” This effect may enhance distant communication due to wave reflection, but absorption occurs at higher frequencies, and further radio static and interference may occur near the aurora, reveals analysis.
“On the night of April 14/15, 1912, communication problems were reported. The Baltic Marconi operators described the radio signals as ‘freaky.’ A few Marconi operators working in the area of the disaster reported atmospherics and weak signals. The Baltic could not hear the transmissions by the Mount Temple but had no difficulties communicating with Virginia, which was farther away,” ... When the Mount Temple responded to the Titanic’s SOS, for example, Titanic’s Marconi operator Jack Phillips did not get the call, he only knew that somebody was calling. Another steamer the La Provence could not hear the Titanic while she had no difficulties hearing the Olympic, which was around 500miles (around 800km) farther away than the Titanic was.
(Excerpt) Read more at meaww.com ...
It was Capitalism pure and simple. The Marconi operator didn’t deliver the last (and most serious) iceberg warning to the Captain, due to all the business deal telegrams that took precedent.
Excellent explanation. Thanks.
Trump colluded with Putin to sink the Titanic.
It. was. the. Salmon. Mousse.
And here I always thought it was iceberg.
Interesting...
My mother was 2 months old when the Titanic sank and so she heard the adults talk about the ship as she grew up...sometimes over the years there would be a discovery that there had been a relative or friend of a neighbor or family member on the ship and the stories would start up again...
I think my mother knew just about as much about the Titanic as one of the actual passengers...
That and the 2 world wars...how could I help but have an interest in history ???
It was Trump who stole the lifeboats...
Where is that little miss nowadays ???
Oh geez...Kate Winslet was 22 at the time.
Rose to Jack, “You look so serious!”
Why do we all have to grow old?
My MIL grew up hearing her mother describe the Titanic sinking.
Not long before she passed, I mentioned that the last known tune played by the doomed orchestra was called “Autumn”.
She got out a hymnal from her childhood and said, “Yes, that was the melody they played”.
The Titanic is with us yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxRN2nP_9dA
The communications from Titanic to all points. Morse code.
Most accidents are due to cascading failures. Each one by themselves may not be an issue, but start adding them together....
This Titanic story reminds me of the movie “Frequency”. The son is on his Ham Radio and is able to talk “back in time” to his deceased father during a solar storm. Enjoyable movie. (Talk about a “skip”!)
Fascinating. Great link!
Or maybe it was a UFO.
That is the most hairbrained thought I have read in a long time.
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