radio

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65398807

Back in the day, Cunard ships also included amateur "ham" radio equipment, and any licensed amateur radio operator could operate the amateur radio equipment upon showing their government-issued license. Queen Mary 1 has the station onboard and it was operational until the ship was closed to the...

Probably a silly question but I find it difficult to get my head round how the ship radio actually worked. I haven’t seen any reference to a ticker tape being used for receiving messages. It is quoted that Phillips could send 39 words a minute!!! This would not be much use if the receiver wasn’t...

I am fascinated by Morse code, so much so that, for a couple projects I am working on, I am trying to replicate messages sent between the Titanic and other ships. Here are two samples: “-- .-- .-.. - --- -- --. -.---: … .- -.--- --- .-.. -.. --- .- -. , .-- . .- .-. . … - --- .--. .--. ...