Passing of Very Low Frequency Radio Submarine Pioneer

[farmall]

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=272232

The link is in a amateur radio forum.

[Platapus]

Like many such important people, I was totally unaware of this person or the benefits he gave to our country.

I honour his service to our country and his accomplishments.

I am always saddened to learn that there so many important people doing important stuff that I don't know of.

Thank you for posting this.

[farmall]

I am a member of the QRZ forum. I have been an amateur radio operator starting in 1988. I only operate CW (Morse Code) so I have an interest in WWI and WWII communications especially naval and submarine communications.

I was not aware of this gentlemens participation in the war effort until I saw this note of his passing in the QRZ forum. I too salute his service.

[the_tyrant]

edit, sorry wrong thread
BTW what is VLF communications?

[Sailor Steve]

Like many such important people, I was totally unaware of this person or the benefits he gave to our country.

I honour his service to our country and his accomplishments.

I am always saddened to learn that there so many important people doing important stuff that I don't know of.

Thank you for posting this.
^^^^

What he said. There are so many people who have contributed so much, and even when it's a subject dear to our hearts we often never hear of them.

BTW what is VLF communications?
Google is your friend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_low_frequency

[the_tyrant]

Google is your friend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_low_frequency

Ah, VLF stands for Very low frequency
thanks

[Jimbuna]

Definitely an unsung hero and sadly probably one of so many more who have either passed away or are even still out there.

RIP Sir

[SteamWake]

Read about this the other day on the zed.

The man was a true pioneer he also held an amateur radio ticket.

Sorry to see him pass.

By the way there is a few articles over there about different aspects of radio communication throughout the different wars. Interisting reads.

Did you know at some point the US was using power transmission lines as a part of their VLF arrays? Imagine antennas that ran for hundreds of miles :o

[Platapus]

And the Soviets used railroad lines too.

Pretty clever.

[SteamWake]

Heh they got the idea from us. We abandoned the idea when they figured out antennas work better when they are not strapped to the ground :haha: