An ABC News story today tells of the celebrations in Darwin this week marking the start of the Overland Telegraph on 20th June 1870 when the South Australian parliament voted to dedicate about half its annual budget to building the telegraph line!
Barrie Barnes of the SA & NT Morsecodians and others appear in the video accompanying the story explaining the history.
Bill WA5DSS's FB SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver
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*Bill WA5DSS built this beautiful receiver back in December 2024. Somehow
I failed to include him in our Hall of Fame. Well, better late than never, ...
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