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QRT 500 kc/s wireless telegraphy 1901-1997: The final WT transmissions from UK Coast Stations
Price: £8.99 (free worldwide postage)
Language: English
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Colour format: Colour
DVD region: All (PAL)
Running time: 56 minutes
Classification: E |
A digitally remastered DVD to record the final Morse transmissions from UK coast radio stations on 500 kc/s.
A live recording, featuring the final messages from Portpatrick, Wick, Cullercoates, and Lands End radios, on 31 December 1997 at 23:48 GMT.
Following a spoken introduction and brief history of the development of the marine distress and communication service on 500 kc/s, the remaining soundtrack is entirely in Morse Code.
The DVD includes a transcript of the last Morse signals on 500 kc/s from UK coast stations.
John Chappell, former Radio Officer at Lands End Radio (GLD), narrates this DVD. |