BTW, in my very early days of flight training 62 years ago, including Morse
code, I was in bathroom at home one evening, when I realized I did not have
adequate supply of toilet tissue. I began to send oral distress signal to
SWMBO with appropriate high-pitched tone, "Dit, dit, dit - dah, dah, dah -
dit, dit, dit; dit, dit, dit - dah, dah, dah - dit, dit, dit, etc." After
about three transmissions, SWMBO came running and asking, "What is it?" I
replied, that's and international distress signal - SOS - I need toilet
tissue, please." She learned well; the signal has come in handy for that
many other "distress" situations around the house and yard. Her response
continues to be immediate.
'Never used Morse code in Air Force, though. 'Used a little more in puddle
jumper (Cessna) flying; 'tune in a VOR, etc., station for navigation aid or
approaching an airport and often first get the three letter identifier in
Morse code; I was usually able catch the first letter and have to wait for
second transmission to catch second letter, third trnx for third letter,
etc., and wait for it in English to be really sure. Most annoying was
Tiverton, OH; I'd tune it in, turn the volume up, listen to the Morse, and,
suddenly, the woman's very shrill voice would squeal loudly into my ear,
"TIVERTON VOR!!!"
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lost again?
Oh, and "Say, again." 'Don't remember ever saying, "Willco." ;<)
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lost again?
Yep, but I always used the terms "loud and clear," "breaking up," "weak,"
"garbled," "Roger," etc. ;<)
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Dillon" <meadedil...@bellsouth.net>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lost again?
Ah, ok, thanks. I was using what the Navy taught me, figuring that
Wilton was probably taught something similar.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300
'87 300TD
Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote:
On Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:49:23 -0400 Max Dillon
<meadedil...@bellsouth.net>
wrote:
5 by 5 refers to signal strength (how loud on a scale of 1 to 5) and
clarity, meaning "loud and clear". 1 by 1 would mean "can hear that
you're transmitting but can't understand you."
What would 9 mean?
See http://www.hamuniverse.com/rst.html
R = READABILITY
1 -- Unreadable
2 -- Barely readable, occasional words distinguishable
3 -- Readable with considerable difficulty
4 -- Readable with practically no difficulty
5 -- Perfectly readable
S = SIGNAL STRENGTH
1 -- Faint signals, barely perceptible
2 -- Very weak signals
3 -- Weak signals
4 -- Fair signals
5 -- Fairly good signals
6 -- Good signals
7 -- Moderately strong signals
8 -- Strong signals
9 -- Extremely strong signals
T = TONE
1 -- Sixty cycle a.c. or less, very rough and broad
2 -- Very rough a.c. , very harsh and broad
3 -- Rough a.c. tone, rectified but not filtered
4 -- Rough note, some trace of filtering
5 -- Filtered rectified a.c. but strongly ripple-modulated
6 -- Filtered tone, definite trace of ripple modulation
7 -- Near pure tone, trace of ripple modulation
8 -- Near perfect tone, slight trace of modulation
9 -- Perfect tone, no trace of ripple or modulation of any kind
So 5 by 9 is "Perfectly Readable" "Extremely Strong Signals"
Craig
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