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I'm a ham radio operator and I use Morse code (CW) during radio contests. I can read this (although it's easier to hear it!) but I'll be darned if I can understand it.
I read: Oscar Mike Bravo Tango Sierra India Echo numerals 50
Gerald also recently became a ham. Well, he's always been sort of a ham, but several weeks ago it became official when he got his technician and general licenses.
Unfortunately, the call of the day a couple of weeks ago was ... - - - ... as we lost a dear friend in a tragic accident at Elephant Butte Lake on May 1st.
I haven't linked but I've been following. So hard to read. We all know these things can happen - in fact I come in for occasional teasing from the predictable annual return of my doom & gloom spring safety rants - but somehow it's easy to lose sight of the fact that sometimes things do happen to people who know what they are doing. It's supposed to be some anonymous person that those things happen to, you read the story in the paper & shake your head & think "How sad" but figure it's just another person who didn't know the risks & went out inadequately prepared for the conditions.
It's not supposed to happen to an experienced racing sailor who everyone loves for his attitude & competence.
I hope they are able to find your friend, both for closure (and like Carol Anne, I don't like the word "closure" but in this case, yes, it makes sense) and hopefully for answers to whatever questions the investigators haven't been able to answer.
Oh - and this isn't Morse code - this is my notation of the Appendix S 3-minute starting sequence. Saturday is Sebago's 2nd annual Laser regatta & I'm on the committee boat blowing the horn for the starts. Holly (our racing co-chair) has the sequence on a laminated sheet & I'll have that if I space out somehow, but I think I'm less likely to blow it if I know it. Well, I'll still be blowing it but I'll blow it right. Got that?
Perhaps that is why dinghy race starting sequences are not traditionally blown on the larger members of the brass family.
Can't think of any other reasons. Trombones are fine with salt water, right? After all, they are the instrument that's traditionally played for the dancing of the hornpipe, right?
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looks good to me... I've got ear plugs and plenty of horns.
Next - Flags!
Yippee!
And Tillerman reminded me about the "Attention, I'm starting the start now" series of short blasts before the three-minute signal.
I forgot about earplugs! Thanks!
I'm a ham radio operator and I use Morse code (CW) during radio contests. I can read this (although it's easier to hear it!) but I'll be darned if I can understand it.
I read:
Oscar
Mike
Bravo
Tango
Sierra
India
Echo
numerals 50
Gerald also recently became a ham. Well, he's always been sort of a ham, but several weeks ago it became official when he got his technician and general licenses.
Unfortunately, the call of the day a couple of weeks ago was ... - - - ... as we lost a dear friend in a tragic accident at Elephant Butte Lake on May 1st.
Was he there that day?
I haven't linked but I've been following. So hard to read. We all know these things can happen - in fact I come in for occasional teasing from the predictable annual return of my doom & gloom spring safety rants - but somehow it's easy to lose sight of the fact that sometimes things do happen to people who know what they are doing. It's supposed to be some anonymous person that those things happen to, you read the story in the paper & shake your head & think "How sad" but figure it's just another person who didn't know the risks & went out inadequately prepared for the conditions.
It's not supposed to happen to an experienced racing sailor who everyone loves for his attitude & competence.
I hope they are able to find your friend, both for closure (and like Carol Anne, I don't like the word "closure" but in this case, yes, it makes sense) and hopefully for answers to whatever questions the investigators haven't been able to answer.
Oh - and this isn't Morse code - this is my notation of the Appendix S 3-minute starting sequence. Saturday is Sebago's 2nd annual Laser regatta & I'm on the committee boat blowing the horn for the starts. Holly (our racing co-chair) has the sequence on a laminated sheet & I'll have that if I space out somehow, but I think I'm less likely to blow it if I know it. Well, I'll still be blowing it but I'll blow it right. Got that?
I should have known that!!! I use it to start the Chelsea Dink Nationals every year.
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What Buck said. And I'm only a ham
I should've said, right off the bat:
Hint #1: I don't speak Morse.
My trombone just ran out of air.
Perhaps that is why dinghy race starting sequences are not traditionally blown on the larger members of the brass family.
Can't think of any other reasons. Trombones are fine with salt water, right? After all, they are the instrument that's traditionally played for the dancing of the hornpipe, right?
Isn't that why they invented the double bell euphonium?
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