Bruce’s Quiz
Regular attendees at reunions will know that Bruce Morris sets a quiz, which varies in ingenuity and difficulty. This quiz was originally scheduled for the April 2021 reunion which has obviously now been postponed so is being run in this issue. Some of these questions are unavoidably centred on the British Merchant Navy, where the vast majority of out members served. We have added a few questions with a more international bias and hope that those who did not serve under the Red Ensign will have a go. There are a few rules:
- You are NOT allowed to look up the answers. Please be honest and rely on your memory. There is no prize, just the glory of taking part and maybe winning.
- I will not publish my address or email address in an open forum. Please use the details in March QSO if you want to use this website version and forward to me.
- Can I please have your answers no later than 15th April 2021 so the solution and the winner/s can be published in June QSO.
- In the event of a tie I will hold a couple of tie breaking questions, which will be emailed back to you.
- Dust down your brain cells and enjoy the quiz. Tony Selman (who is not taking part, but I never win Bruce’s quiz anyway)
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01 |
What happened in the Marine Radio world at 0200 GMT on 1st May 1953? |
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02 |
What was required of the chair in the Radio Telegraph Room? |
10 |
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03 |
What was the original callsign of Scheveningen Radio? Be careful! |
5 + 5 |
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04 |
What were the H16 watch keeping periods in Zone A (centred on the Z zone)? |
10 |
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05 |
What was the minimum depth of modulation on A2 of the Main & Emergency Tx? |
10 |
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06 |
What is the connection between the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal? |
10 |
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07 |
The Main Ae Safety Loop link – Breaking load to be not greater than? |
10 |
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08 |
Emergency Tx: From switch-on, how long before it must be capable of full power? |
10 |
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09 |
AKD: At what speed should it send the distress signal? |
10 |
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10 |
A/A: Which bell(s) could not be disconnected during test? |
10 |
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11 |
Emergency Batteries: How often did the specific gravity have to be measured? |
10 |
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12 |
Diary of the Radiotelegraph Service (aka Procès Verbal or Log-book): What are the First and Last column headings? |
5 + 5 |
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13 |
When did SSB between 1.605MHz & 3.8MHz become compulsory? The exception? |
5 + 5 |
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14 |
AMVER: What did the acronym originally stand for? Operated by? |
5 + 5 |
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15 |
When did the Area Scheme effectively close down? |
10 |
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16 |
What was the very last Q Code added to the Marine Radio section? Meaning? |
5 + 5 |
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17 |
CP: What is the meaning of this signal? |
10 |
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A/A SIGNAL: What were the three situations that the 12 dashes could be sent? |
5 + 5 |
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19 |
SOS: How should the signal be formed? (imagine the bars over the letters!) |
10 |
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20 |
What do these have in common?: London, Atlantic City, Washington, Madrid, Berlin |
10 |
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21 |
Who is DALLAS BRADSHAW? |
10 |
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22 |
What was the centre frequency of the 8MHz W/T calling band? |
10 |
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23 |
What are FM21A & FM45? |
5 + 5 |
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24 |
What were G.Fr? What is the Q code normally associated with them? |
5 + 5 |
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25 |
GRL: The C/S of which CRS originally? |
10 |
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26 |
GRL: C/S later assigned to which Stn and on what frequency? |
5 + 5 |
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27 |
Mr Hawkhead – what did he start and when? |
5 + 5 |
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28 |
What is the connection between DHS & Y5M? |
10 |
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29 |
VHF Channels 15 & 17 -used for? Any restrictions? |
5 + 5 |
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30 |
What was contained in Volume 4 of ALRS? |
10 |
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