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
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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
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
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