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Position Two, Page Two RED = transmissions by Itasca in Morse. |
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Message
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Time
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| Repeated weather on phone | 0308 |
| Nothing heard from Earhart | 15/18 |
| Sent weather at | 30 |
| AAAAAA from ITASCA Howland | 34/ |
| Repeated weather on phone on 3105 | 35 |
| Earhart heard on the phone; will listen on the hour and the half on 3105, she says | 45/4-- |
| Broadcast weather on phone, 3105 | 0400 |
| Repeated weather on key on 3105 KCS | 02 |
| Earhart unheard | 15/18 |
| Broadcast weather on key and phone | 30/35 |
| Sent weather in code and on phone on 3105 KCS.(Heard Earhart (partly cloudy) | 53-0500 |
| Earhart not heard | 15-18 |
| Sent weather on phone and key, 3105 | 30-35 |
| Sent AAAAAAAAAAAA ITASCA to KHAQQ on 7500 KCS | 40 |
| Not heard during this period (setting on 3105 at all times) | 45-50 |
| Sent weather in code on key on 3105 KCS | 0600-05 |
| Wants bearing on 3105 KCS on the hour; will whistle into mic | 14 |
| About two hundred miles out, approximately. Whistling now | 15 |
| Sent AAAAAAAITASCA on 7500; listening throughout on 3105 | 30- |
| AAAAA ITASCA | 35 |
| Called Earhart on 3105 voice phone | 36 |
| Sent AAAAAAAAA ITASCA ITASCA to KHAQQ; please acknowledge on 3105 | 41 |
| Please take bearing on us and report in half hour | 45 |
| I will make noise in mike ---- About 100 miles out | 46 |
| AAAAAAAAAA on 7500 | 0705/ |
| AAAAAAAAAA on 3105 | 08/12 |
| AAAAAAAAAA ITASCA etc. on 7500 | 12-14 |
| AAAAAAAAAA ITASCA on 3105 | 14-16 |
| Phone to Earhart: we cannot take a bearing on 3105 very well; please send on 500, or do you wish to take a bearing on us? Go ahead please. No answer. | 18 |
| KHAQQ from ITASCA A-s sent; go ahead on 3105. Unanswered. | 19-24 |
| HANDWRITTEN NOTATION: Bellarts relieved by Galten. | |
| KHAQQ
from Itasca please go ahead on 3105 KCS.
Unanswered. Chief Radioman Bellarts DC is now on the Itasca's main Direction Finder on 500 KCS. |
25 |
| KHAQQ from ITASCA, A-s sent; Go ahead on 3105. Unanswered. | 26-9 |
| KHAQQ from Itasca. Please reply to our signals on key, please. Unanswered. | 30 |
| KHAQQ from ITASCA, A-s. | 31-4 |
| KHAQQ from ITASCA, A-s, 7500 KCS | 35-40 |
| KHAQQ from ITASCA, A-s, 3105 KCS | 41 |
| KHAQQ calling Itasca. We must be on you but cannot see you, but gas is running low. We have been unable to reach you by radio. We are flying at 1000 feet. | 42 |
| KHAQQ from ITASCA. Received your message, received at signal strength five. Received A-s (on 500 and 3105). Go ahead. Unanswered. | 43-6 |
| KHAQQ from ITASCA. Received your message, received at signal strength five. Received A-s (on 3105). | 47-8 |
| KHAQQ from Itasca. Your message ok, please reply with voice, voice on 3105. A-s from ITASCA on modulated CW. | 49-50-57 |
| KHAQQ
calling Itasca. We are circling but cannot
hear you. Go ahead on 7500 with a long count, either now or on the scheduled
time on half hour (KHAQQ
at signal strength five on voice). KHAQQ from ITASCA, sending A-s on 7500. Go ahead on 3105. |
58 |
| KHAQQ calling Itasca. We received your signals but were unable to get a minimum. Please take a bearing on us and answer on 3105 with voice. Itasca from KHAQQ, long dashes on 3105. | 0800-3 |
| Howland Island from Itasca, please respond. | |
| Howland Island reports that no signals are heard on 3105 and it is impossible to work ITA/R. | |
| KHAQQ from Itasca. Your signals received ok. We are unable to hear you to take a bearing. It is impractical to take a bearing on your voice on 3105. How do you get that? Go ahead. Unanswered, 3105. | 05 |
| KHAQQ from ITASCA. Go ahead on 3105 or 500 K. 7500. | 06 |
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