Here is an interesting article, published in 1929, about Titanic's radio and radio operators:
THE TITANIC DISASTER--As Dug Out of the Old Congressional Records
There are some errors, but it includes a couple of interesting items. First, there is a suggestion that venting steam caused interference with the radio. I assume the author is talking about the noise, but I suddenly wonder if the venting steam might have affected transmission or reception as well, since steam would billow up around the antenna. Parks?
Second, in reference to difficulties using US Navy ships to relay for Carpathia, it states that "... the operators on the Naval vessels used the Morse code and the Carpathia operators used the Continental code." I didn't know that.
Thanks to John Feeney for the link to The Telegraph Office by Neal McEwen, where I found the article. There is a section on the page dedicated to Titanic, including some nice technical bits. Worth a look.
Cal
THE TITANIC DISASTER--As Dug Out of the Old Congressional Records
There are some errors, but it includes a couple of interesting items. First, there is a suggestion that venting steam caused interference with the radio. I assume the author is talking about the noise, but I suddenly wonder if the venting steam might have affected transmission or reception as well, since steam would billow up around the antenna. Parks?
Second, in reference to difficulties using US Navy ships to relay for Carpathia, it states that "... the operators on the Naval vessels used the Morse code and the Carpathia operators used the Continental code." I didn't know that.
Thanks to John Feeney for the link to The Telegraph Office by Neal McEwen, where I found the article. There is a section on the page dedicated to Titanic, including some nice technical bits. Worth a look.
Cal