[CQ-Contest] Telegraph code in Lincoln movie

Guy Olinger K2AV olinger at bellsouth.net
Mon Jan 7 08:22:49 EST 2013


http://www.newsleader.com/article/20121225/NEWS01/312250031/Va-telegraph-experts-bring-accuracy-Lincoln-

On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 10:47 PM, <Georgek5kg at aol.com> wrote:

> Ok, this is not a contesting question, but a curious one  nevertheless.
>
> I just saw the Lincoln movie.  In the movie, there was a lot  of scenes of
> telegraph as it was used during the Civil  War.  I am curious to know if
> the
> code was authentic.  I know  that there is a group of hams who specialize
> in copying the old Morse  telegraph code - they had a booth at Dayton.
>
> 73, George
>
> George  Wagner, K5KG
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