News July 9 1937

[John Ousterhout]

The "100-miles out" comment is suspected to have been an estimate by the radio Operator, not something said by AE.  See Note 3 at http://tighar.org/wiki/Transmissions_heard_from_NR16020 If so, then it can't be used for our navigation analysis, other than to assume AE was at her closest approach to the island.

Also, in discussions about loop antennae, keep in mind that they have frequency limits.  AE seemed to have a fuzzy understanding of how to use the antenna to obtain a minimum, but specified a frequency that would not work with that antenna.

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Can you find the minimum?  Neither could she.  Her loop antenna was only sensitive to different directions much lower frequencies.

[richie conroy]

there is sumthink not right about the itasca logs

dont know if anyone else has noticed, but not once on the 3rd july do itasca try communicating with plane

I.E ITASCA CALLING EARHART COME IN PSE

from last TRY AT 00:00PM 2ND JULY TO 12:30 4TH JULY 

KHAQQ EARHART PLANE FROM ITASCA PLZ COME IN ON FONE OR KEY

THAT CALL SIGN JUMPS FROM 2ND TO 4TH AN YET ON 3RD JULY THE HEARD A WEAK CARRIER A GENERATOR TURNING ON/OFF

IS THERE A SIMPLE EXPLANTION FOR THIS ?

[Andreas Badertscher]

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