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To: ken5050

As a techno guy ...I find this story far fetched.

What distress signal was the TV broadcasting...the international Morse code distress signal?


15 posted on 10/20/2004 10:03:39 AM PDT by Dat Mon (clever tagline under construction)
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To: Dat Mon
"As a techno guy.....I find this story farfetched..."

FWIW, as a luddite of sorts, I tend to find techno guys farfetched.....among other things...(g)

19 posted on 10/20/2004 10:20:59 AM PDT by ken5050
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To: Dat Mon
What distress signal was the TV broadcasting...the international Morse code distress signal?

It was broadcasting on 121.5 MHz. That frequency is reserved for distress signals. Just keying the transmitter's good enough to get everyone's attention.

20 posted on 10/20/2004 10:22:05 AM PDT by Poohbah (SKYBIRD SKYBIRD DO NOT ANSWER...SKYBIRD SKYBIRD DO NOT ANSWER)
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