Steve
I have not heard that term in a very long time.
Interesting article on "banana boat swing"
http://www.9h1mrl.org/ukrae/arc_cd/extra/morse/html/c15.htm
Mark Lunday
wd4elg@outlook.com
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From: Topband <topband-bounces+wd4elg=arrl.net@contesting.com> on behalf of
Stephen Hawkins <ng0g@wccta.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2023 5:40 PM
To: topband@contesting.com <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Bugs
All this talk about Bugs caused a phrase submerged deep in my brain to
come quietly to the surface. 50+ years ago I was a Navy Radioman.
However I was a Radioman on a Submarine. In 2.5 years I maybe sent 5
messages as we were almost always on radio silence. We could
occasionally listen for other then official traffic. I would sometimes
listen to commercial ship to shore traffic from Merchant ships. If
memory servers me correctly Merchant radio officers back then were
required to use a Bug. A few of them had what my Chief Radioman called,
a "Banana Boat Swing". Music once you got used to it. Boy that was 50
years ago and I have not thought of that term, or heard it used in a
very, very long time.
Steve NG0G
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