Subj : Morse Code
To   : TOM WALKER
From : DAVE OLDRIDGE
Date : Sat Sep 09 2000 10:56 am

TW>  AB>   TW> I believe also there is an Emergency Locator Beacon system that
is
TW>  AB>     > Satelite based.

TW>  AB> Sounds like GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress Signalling System?) that
TW>  AB> I read about a few years back.

TW>  I thin kthat is the one I am Thinking about. And Ironicly as I hear it the
TW> Russian Sat's that cound pick up the same signals worked Better then the
ones
TW> put up by the United States.

I dunno about that.  They are pretty simple birds really.  The original
research was done by a couple of VE3's working with one of the OSCAR
birds and their cars.

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