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Old 12-10-2013, 02:11 PM   #21
johndallman
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Default Re: Tech Level appropriate skills

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Originally Posted by whswhs View Post
I have the impression that the older transmitters were sending out very broadband signals, or even white noise, suitable for Morse code but not for audio.
That's basically correct, as I understand it. There were quite a few types of broadband transmitter, ranging from spark gaps upwards, but they all died out pretty fast once tuning worked properly.
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