Many thanks to Paul Evans, who shares the following short radio documentary from the BBC World Service:
The end of the Cold War in 1989 spelt the demise of a little-known, but surprisingly popular sport behind the Iron Curtain – high-speed telegraphy competitions. With the help of two of Czechoslovakia’s best former Morse-coders, we revisit the inaugural World Championship in Moscow in 1983 when the Soviet Union rolled out the red carpet for teams from across the Communist bloc. Ashley Byrne reports. The programme is a Made-In-Manchester Production.
Click here to listen to this program via the BBC.
As Paul points out, “HST is still going strong as a sport!” Indeed it is because CW is simply timeless! Thanks for the tip, Paul!
Note: This is a cross-post from the SWLing Post.
What does the “eastern bloc” and the “cold war” have to do with it?
Good telegraphers all over the world were needed. And not just the military.
(TNX Victor)