RESTORATION BEGINS ON WORLD WAR II ENIGMA MACHINES
JIM/ANCHOR: If restoring old boat anchors, or even making ancient straight keys
usable, is a challenge that appeals to you, consider this monumental
task being undertaken in Germany right now. Ed Durrant, DD5LP, tells us
about it.
ED: It looks like restoration experts at Germany's State Archaeological
Museum in Schleswig-Holstein are looking at additional work. After
starting the one years desalination and restoration work on a World War II
enigma machine found in the Baltic Sea off the north east coast of Germany
in December last year, another six units have been found. Unfortunately
many of this find had been made unusable before they were thrown into the
sea from German Warships at the end of the second world war.
The machines, which resemble old typewriters, have inner workings that
include three interchangeable rotors used to scramble messages. These
messages were then sent using Morse code to another ship or land station
that had another enigma machine to decode the message.
Restored enigma machines have been shown and operation demonstrated both
at Friedrichshafen, and Dayton Hamfests.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP.
(LIVESCIENCE, PHYS.ORG)
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HAMS IN INDIA HELP ID MISSING MAN AS AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN
JIM/ANCHOR: Amateur radio operators in India are being credited with
helping make an important contact in Australia but the communication here
has nothing to do with DXing. Jason Daniels, VK2LAW, tells us what
happened.
JASON: A man who had been found wandering disoriented on the streets of
Kolkata, India several weeks ago has been identified as an Australian
citizen with the help of local amateur radio operators. According to a
report in the Times of India, the 69-year-old man, who is of Indian
origin, is from Sydney, Australia. He has been in one of the local state-
run hospitals since he was found.
The West Bengal Amateur Radio Club intervened at the request of local
health department officials who wanted the man's family located and knew
the club has a long track record of helping reunite families.
Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, club secretary, said that although there were
still many missing details, paperwork found in the man's possession
indicated he was residing in Sydney but had formerly owned property in
India. The newspaper report said the man speaks English but appears to
have some kind of mental disorder. The Australian Deputy High
Commissioner's Office in Kolkata told the newspaper that efforts are under
way to contact his family members.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
(TIMES OF INDIA)
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