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> A message took over 17 hours to deliver, at 2 minutes and 5 seconds per letter by Morse code A letter in Morse code is made of up to four “dits” or “dahs”. W
by schubart 4y ago
> A message took over 17 hours to deliver, at 2 minutes and 5 seconds per letter by Morse code
A letter in Morse code is made of up to four “dits” or “dahs”. Why would it take more than two minutes to send one letter?
- pranjalv123 4y agoYou can read a transcript of the first conversations on the transatlantic telegraph[1]. Basically: the signal was very weak, they needed a lot of time between symbols, and they needed to repeat a lot. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Report_of_the_Joint_Committee_Appointed/76HmAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA232&printsec=frontcover https://www.google.com/books/edition/Report_of_the_Joint_Com...
- joshuahaglund 4y agoThe signal was weak. An attempt at fixing the problem, boosting the voltage, caused the insulation to fail. Later cables added repeaters along the way to maintain the signal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telegraph_cable#First_contact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telegraph_cable#...