[TenTec] TT ball coloring

ChasW3KC w3kc at verizon.net
Sat Mar 23 10:20:01 EDT 2013


Research indicates other historic ball coloring meanings:

- The use of a red ball for flag signaling was used as  early  as the 1800s 
particularly by the Navy.

- The term "Red Ball" was a railroad phrase referring to express priority 
shipping.

- The Red Ball Express was an enormous truck convoy system created by the 
Allies to supply their forward-area combat units moving quickly through 
Europe in WWII.  "Stay on the Ball, Keep 'em Rolling".

73 Chas W3KC









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