Re: 150 years of the Shipping Forecast
The cone information was also given in the old Arthur Mee's Childrens Encyclopaedia!
There were photographs of it in use. I was fascinated by this as a child.
The same edition also had some quite in-depth explanations of various types of wireless coherers. I actually made one, and also a morse inker, using Meccano.
I think that this was my initial point of interest that got me into a lifetime of Radio/TV/electronics.
Unfortunately I no longer have the Encyclopaedia set, it would have been interesting to re-visit.
David.
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