Translation of above: Hello All, I had to learn morse code to get my amature radio liceance, my call sign is u7iuu, regards, James
Morse code was invented by the American Samuel Morse in 1837 to use in a telegraphic system. Previous problems involved a reliable way of sending 36 alpha-numeric characters along an electrical cable. A 'dot' or a 'space' took one unit of length a 'dash' took three units. The international 'MayDay' 'HELP' signal SOS (...--- ...) is 3 dots, 3 dashes, 3 dots. The most used letter in the English language is the letter 'e' this in morse is a single 'dot' = '.' A good morse operator will send about 20 words per minute but 60 wpm is not unknown. Regards, James
Sky-hooking of mail began today in 1939 when pilot Norman Rintoul swooped down in Latrobe, PA, to snatch a suspended container of mail.
Regular inter-colonial mail service began in North America today in 1693 under the direction of the king's project manager Thomas Neale.
The first U.S. postal card was issued today in 1873. http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2...7&hootPostID=e2118a76fe526fadcd566305f20c69d3
So nice to see the very first US postal card in here. I wonder if anyone here had this in his/her collection?
James Brown, the godfather of soul music, was born today in 1933. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a postage stamp bearing his likeness in the near future. He passed in 2006 and next year will be 10 years hence, making him eligible to appear on a U.S. stamp.
I think being a godfather of music there, he deserved to be featured in a stamp just like other artists and music icons.
James Brown is a great American success story. With all the other modern themes the USPS has put on stamps, I hope he is not forgotten.
A Mail-o-mat, a machine that functioned as a miniature post office, was placed into public use in New York City today in 1939.
Today in 1939, the first regular transatlantic airmail service began. It operated between New York City and Marseilles, France.
The first non-stop East-West transatlantic mail flight was made on 21 July 1938 from Foynes, on the west coast of Ireland, to Boucherville,near Montreal, Quebec, Canada, a flight of 2,930 miles (4,714.4 km) flight time 20 hours 21 minutes Piloted by an acquaintance of mine, Donald Bennett (1910-1986) (Air Vice-Marshal DCT Bennett CB CBE DSO RAF) The aircraft was a Short Brothers S20 Mercury seaplane registration G-ADHJ with a payload of 1000 lbs. The S20 was piggy-backed to its service ceiling by a heavily modified Shorts C-Class Empire flying boat designated S21 Maia, registration G-ADHK. Maia was also carrying ten passengers and luggage. Imperial Airways flew this combination until the S21 Maia was destroyed by German bombers in Poole Harbour May 11 1941 Later more powerful aircraft were developed and continued using this method. Regards James
