Oops! That was 52 years ago, not 62.
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lost again?
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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