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

[Kim Elmore]

I'm almost exclusively CW, though I readily admit that I'm not on the air as much as I wish to be. But I also admit that didn't listen the first time with much care. I'll have to do so when I'm less distracted. 

Kim N5OP

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

> On Jan 26, 2015, at 3:47, "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick at DJ0IP.de> wrote:
> 
> Kim,
> 
> I don't recall if you are primarily a CW Op or other modes.
> I'm about 50/50, though my CW is mostly contesting, so that means copying high speed but short bursts.
> This is different from copying continuous plain text.
> 
> I tried it 3 times.
> The first time I missed quite a bit.
> On the second and third pass I copied all the letters but got 5 or 6 wrong each time.
> If it had been in English, I might have been a little better.
> 
> I find it fascinating, reading about how ham radio is used in many different ways to save the day.
> I guess we all recall the movie, "Independence Day."
> Of course that was just a movie.  This was real life.
> 
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kim Elmore
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 4:03 AM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Columbian Army hid CW Message in a Song for Hostages
> 
> 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 at 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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