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  • Federal Judge Okays Retrieval of Titanic Marconi Wireless Equipment

    From American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources@american.radio.relay.league.|.ham.radio.association.and.resources@bbs.alt119.net.remove-c6b-this to All on Fri May 22 15:30:55 2020
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    A US federal judge in Virginia has given permission to retrieve the ill-fated RMS Titanic's Marconi wireless gear, which transmitted distress calls from the sinking ocean liner during its maiden voyage. Judge Rebecca Beach Smith of the US District Court in Norfolk ruled that the radio gear is historically and culturally important and could soon be lost within the rapidly decaying wreck. The Tit...

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