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Re: [TenTec] OT: Columbian Army hid CW Message in a Song for Hostages

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Columbian Army hid CW Message in a Song for Hostages
From: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 21:02:33 -0600
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I listened, too and didn't hear any CW at all. My guess is that it takes a lot 
of repletion to find it. 

Kim N5OP

"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the 
music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith

> On Jan 25, 2015, at 11:02, "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de> wrote:
> 
> I know this has nothing directly to do with TEN-TEC but everything to do with 
> CW and most of us are still CW operators.
> 
> This is a true story of how the Columbian army hid a CW message within a song 
> targeting hostages being held by the FARC terrorist group.  The message 
> informed the hostages that they were about to be rescued.
> 
> They had the song played on all the local radio stations.
> Radio operators held captive amongst the hostages copied the text and passed 
> it on by word of mouth to other captives.
> 
> Further down the page you’ll find the actual audio file of the song.
> See if you can copy the message.
> 
> To be honest, I have not yet managed to copy it 100%, partly because it is in 
> Spanish and also because it is well hidden within the music.  See if you can 
> copy it!
> 
> BTW:  You can’t do this with PSK31!
> 
> www.theverge.com/2015/1/7/7483235/the-code-colombian-army-morsecode-hostages 
> 
> CW IS DEAD.  LONG LIVE CW!
> 
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
> 
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