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1 FROM: HOWLAND ISLAND DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0000 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1230 LITERAL: NRUI DE K6GNW QRU HR CUL AR/ K6GNW DE NRUI R BUT WAT ABT OUR MSG/R TRANSLATION: HOWLAND ISLAND TO ITASCA: I HAVE NOTHING FOR YOU HERE, SEE YOU LATER, OVER; ITASCA: ROGER, BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR MESSAGE REQUESTING INFORMATION ON BEARINGS AND TIMES?; HOWLAND ISLAND: RECEIVED. SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 590 FROM: HOWLAND ISLAND DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0002 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1232 LITERAL: LST HRD ON 3105 FONE AT 859 HST NO BEARINGS/ R QSK NXT SKD 2670 TRANSLATION: HOWLAND ISLAND: WE LAST HEARD EARHART ON 3105 KHZ VOICE AT 8:59 HONOLULU STANDARD TIME, BUT NO BEARINGS COULD BE TAKEN; ITASCA: ROGER, CONTINUE WITH YOUR TRAFFIC ON NEXT SKEDULE ON 2670 KHZ COMMENT: 859 HST = 1929 GMT SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 591 FROM: HOWLAND ISLAND DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0003 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1233 LITERAL: /R ON THE HOUR? / YES VA/ R, 2670/ A2 TRANSLATION: HOWLAND ISLAND: NEXT SCHEDULE ON THE HOUR?; ITASCA: YES, NOW SIGNING OFF; HOWLAND ISLAND: ROGER, WILL COMMUNICATE ON 2670 KHZ; ALL ON MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 592 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0003 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1233 LITERAL: NRUI WKNG K6GNW AGN TRANSLATION: ITASCA WORKING HOWLAND ISLAND AMATEUR STATION AGAIN SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 892 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0006 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1236 LITERAL: TESTER ON V-S WID A SHORT DASH/ KHAQQ DE NRUI ANSWER 3105 TRANSLATION: TESTER ON THE 500 KHZ TRANSMITTER, SENDING THREE SETS OF "V"S WITH A SHORT DASH, THEN EARHART THIS IS ITASCA, PLEASE ANSWER ON 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 593 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0009 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1239 LITERAL: NO SIGS TRANSLATION: NO SIGNALS SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 594 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0010 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1240 TIMEEZ: 0016 TIMEEL: 1246 LITERAL: KHAQQ DE NRUI: ABVE INFO/ UNANSWD TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO EARHART, PLEASE ANSWER ON 3105 KHZ, BUT NO ANSWER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 595 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0010 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1240 TIMEEZ: 0013 TIMEEL: 1243 LITERAL: KHAQQ KHAQQ DE NRUI ANS 500 OR 3105 TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING EARHART, ANSWER ON 500 OR 3105 KHZ COMMENT: TIME OF ENDING TRANSMISSION MIGHT BE 1242 LOCAL TIME SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 893 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 99

2 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0016 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1246 TIMEEZ: 0020 TIMEEL: 1250 LITERAL: KHAQQ UNHEARD TRANSLATION: NO SIGNALS FROM EARHART SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 894 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0019 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1249 LITERAL: OBTAINED PERMISSION FM EXC OFF TO CLR NPM ES NPU TRANSLATION: OBTAINED PERMISSION FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO WORK RADIO WAILUPE AND RADIO TUTUILA SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 596 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0021 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1251 TIMEEZ: 0025 TIMEEL: 1255 LITERAL: NPM V NRUI V-S ZOZ AR/ UNANSWD TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING RADIO WAILUPE: SENDING "V"S, DO YOU HAVE ANY MESSAGES WAITING TO BE EXECUTED?, OVER, NO ANSWER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 597 FROM: RADIO WAILUPE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0027 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1257 LITERAL: NRUI V NPM P AR/ NPM V NRUI R K TRANSLATION: RADIO WAILUPE CALLING ITASCA: I HAVE PRIORITY FOR YOU, OVER; ITASCA: ROGER, GO AHEAD SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 598 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0030 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1300 TIMEEZ: 0034 TIMEEL: 1304 LITERAL: NPM BK ZAF ZME/ CLRD K6GNW FL- NIL TRANSLATION: RADIO WAILUPE: BREAK, I MUST STOP TO WORK ANOTHER STATION, STAND BY; WORKED HOWLAND ISLAND HAM ON FL, BUT NOTHING SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 599 TO: HOWLAND DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0030 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1300 LITERAL: K6GNW DE NRUI TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING HOWLAND ISLAND AMATEUR STATION SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 895 FROM: SWAN DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0040 REFERADMES: COMDT CG DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1310 LITERAL: NPM ZZJ NIJP/ NPM V NRUI R NR4: / 1815 K TRANSLATION: SWAN IS BUSY WORKING WITH RADIO WAILUPE (SENDING WEATHER?); ITASCA TO RADIO WAILUPE: RECEIVED NR4, SRS 32, ; GO AHEAD COMMENT: COMMANDANT COAST GUARD SAYS COMMANDING OFFICER ITASCA HAS NO PROBLEM WITH ITASCA BROADCASTING FOR COMMERCIAL STATIONS UPON RESCUE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 600 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0040 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1310 TIMEEZ: 0050 TIMEEL: 1320 LITERAL: NRUI WKNG NPM TRANSLATION: ITASCA WORKING RADIO WAILUPE SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 896 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 100

3 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0044 REFERADMES: SWAN DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1314 LITERAL: NPM V NRUI R NR5: /1300 B/ R K TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO WAILUPE: WE RECEIVED NR5, SRS 24, , DID YOU RECEIVE LAST MESSAGE?; RADIO WAILUPE: ROGER, GO AHEAD COMMENT: SWAN WEATHER DATA SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 601 FROM: RADIO WAILUPE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0047 REFERADMES: ITASCA DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1317 LITERAL: NRUI V NPM R NR4: / 1315K TRANSLATION: RADIO WAILUPE TO ITASCA: WE RECEIVED NR4, SRS 33 OF , GO AHEAD SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 602 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0050 REFERADMES: COMHAWSEC DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1320 LITERAL: NPM V NRUI R NR6: / 1401 ZOY 0 ZAG VA/R TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO WAILUPE: RECEIVED NR6, SRS 35 OF , I HAVE NO MESSAGES WAITING TO BE EXECUTED, WILL CALL YOU AGAIN SOON, SIGNING OFF; RADIO WAILUPE: ROGER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 603 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0100 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1330 FREQUENCY: TIMEEZ: 0105 TIMEEL: 1335 LITERAL: NRUI WKNG CQ ON 500 TRANSLATION: ITASCA SENDING MESSAGE TO ALL SHIPS ON 500 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 897 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0103 REFERADMES: ITASCA DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1333 LITERAL: ENGAGED IN BROADCASTING 37/CG: REF KHAQQ/ CQ DE NRUI QRU? 600 TRANSLATION: ENGAGED IN BROADCASTING SRS 37; TO ALL SHIPS AND STATIONS, REGARDING EARHART, HAVE YOU ANYTHING FOR ME? PLEASE ANSWER ON 600 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 604 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0105 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1335 TIMEEZ: 0107 TIMEEL: 1337 LITERAL: NRUI WKNG WHEX TRANSLATION: ITASCA WORKING MONTEREY SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 898 FROM: MONTEREY DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0106 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1336 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: NRUI DE WHEX R(AFTER OBTAINING RECTS FM NRUI) SED WUD QSP TO CQ TRANSLATION: MONTEREY TO ITASCA: RECEIVED; SAID THEY WOULD RETRANSMIT FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL SHIPS AND STATIONS SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 605 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 101

4 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0109 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1339 TIMEEZ: 0115 TIMEEL: 1345 LITERAL: NRUI WKNG WGEN ES KEXX ON 500 TUNING 3105 ALL TIME BUT NO SIGS TRANSLATION: ITASCA TALKING WITH MARIPOSA AND GOLDEN BEAR ON 500 KHZ; WE ARE TUNING RECEIVER TO 3105 AT ALL TIMES, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANY SIGNALS SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 899 FROM: GOLDEN BEAR DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0115 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1345 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: NRUI DE KEXX R (AFTER - DITTO ABOVE) SED WUD QSP TO CQ, 600 TRANSLATION: GOLDEN BEAR TO ITASCA: RECEIVED, SAID HE WOULD RETRANSMIT FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL SHIPS ON 600 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 606 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0115 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1345 TIMEEZ: 0135 TIMEEL: 1405 LITERAL: TUNING FER KHAQQ AT ALL TIMES BUT UNHRD TRANSLATION: LISTENING FOR EARHART AT ALL TIMES BUT NO SIGNALS SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 900 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0118 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1348 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: BUSIN CALLING NPM- NPM ZZJ NIJP OR SOME SHIP TRANSLATION: ATTEMPTING TO CALL RADIO WAILUPE ON KHZ, BUT RADIO WAILUPE IS BUSY WORKING SWAN OR SOME OTHER SHIP SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 607 FROM: RADIO WAILUPE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0133 REFERADMES: ITASCA DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1403 TIMEEZ: 0135 TIMEEL: 1405 LITERAL: NRUI V NPM R NR6: / 1402 B/ RK/ NPM R NR7:38 WX AT 1405 TRANSLATION: RADIO WAILUPE TO ITASCA: RECEIVED YOUR NR6, SRS 36 OF , DID YOU RECEIVE LAST MESSAGE?; ITASCA: ROGER, GO AHEAD; ITASCA TO RADIO WAILUPE: RECEIVED NR7, SRS 38 OF WEATHER REPORT AT 1405 COMMENT: ALSO REFERRADMES OF FAB PH RECEIVED AT 1405 LOCAL TIME BY ITASCA SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 608 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0135 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1405 TIMEEZ: 0140 TIMEEL: 1410 LITERAL: NRUI WKNG NPM TRANSLATION: ITASCA TALKING TO RADIO WAILUPE SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 901 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0139 REFERADMES: COMHAWSEC DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1409 LITERAL: NPM V NRUI R NR8: / 1400 K/ ZOY 0 BTH TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO WAIILUPE: WE RECEIVED YOUR NR8, SRS 39 OF , GO AHEAD; RADIO WAILUPE: I HAVE NO MESSAGES WAITING TO BE EXECUTED, BREAK, THANKS [H LOOKS TO BE PARTIALLY ERASED] COMMENT: MESSAGE REGARDING THE DICKENSON; THOMPSON SAYS RECEIPT AT 1400 LOCAL TIME: THIS SAYS 1409 SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 609 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 102

5 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0140 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1410 TIMEEZ: 0142 TIMEEL: 1412 LITERAL: NRUI WKNG K6GNW TRANSLATION: ITASCA TALKING TO HOWLAND ISLAND AMATEUR STATION SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 902 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0142 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1412 LITERAL: NO SIGS TRANSLATION: NO SIGNALS SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 610 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0145 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1415 LITERAL: NO SIGS TRANSLATION: NO SIGNALS SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 611 TO: ALL SHIPS DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0148 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1418 TIMEEZ: 0200 TIMEEL: 1430 LITERAL: CQ DE NRUI: REPEATED 37 ON 600 BK CQ DE NRUI QRU /? NRUI DE WHEX HAVE U LAST POSN FM EARHART/ NONE GIVEN PLS REF OUR BCT ITASCA SEARCHING PROBABLE NW SECOTR [SIC] OFF HOWLAND/ NRUI DE WHEX R SU/ WHEX PSL QSP CQ IF CONVINIENT [SIC]/ OK WL DO BK CQ, ECT [SIC] TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO ALL SHIPS: REPEATED SRS 37 ON 600 KHZ, BREAK; ALL SHIPS, THIS IS ITASCA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR ME?; MONTEREY TO ITASCA: DO YOU HAVE THE LAST POSITION FROM EARHART?; ITASCA: NONE GIVEN. PLEASE REFERENCE OUR BROADCAST TRANSMISSION. ITASCA SEARCHING PROBABLE NORTHWEST SECTOR OFF HOWLAND; MONTEREY: ROGER, SEE YOU; ITASCA: MONTEREY, PLEASE RETRANSMIT FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL SHIPS IF CONVENIENT; MONTEREY: OKAY, I WILL DO, BREAK, ALL SHIPS...ETC. SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 612 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0152 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1422 TIMEEZ: 0155 TIMEEL: 1425 LITERAL: NRUI WKNG CQ TRANSLATION: ITASCA SENDING OUT MESSAGE TO ALL SHIPS SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 903 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0155 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1425 TIMEEZ: 0203 TIMEEL: 1433 LITERAL: NRUI WKNG WHEX ES CQ TRANSLATION: ITASCA TALKING TO MONTEREY AND SENDING OUT MESSAGE TO ALL SHIPS SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 904 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0200 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1530 LITERAL: AT 0200 JULY 3RD WE RECEIVED CONFIRMED REPORT THAT EARHART PLANE WAS DOWN. TRANSLATION: AT 0200 GMT ON JULY THIRD, PAA HONOLULU RECEIVED CONFIRMED REPORT THAT EARHART WAS DOWN. SOURCE: HONOLULU RECORD NO.: 1677 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 103

6 TO: HOWLAND DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0203 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1433 TIMEEZ: 0209 TIMEEL: 1439 LITERAL: BUSI CALLING K6GNW FER UPPER AIR SOUNDINGS/ NO SMOKE TRANSLATION: BUSY TRYING TO REACH HOWLAND ISLAND AMATEUR STATION FOR UPPER AIR SOUNDING DATA, BUT COULD NOT REACH THEM SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 613 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0205 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1435 LITERAL: LISTENING ALL TIME FER KHAQQ BUT ND TRANSLATION: LISTENING FOR EARHART AT ALL TIMES, BUT NOTHING DOING: NO SIGNALS SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 905 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0207 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1437 LITERAL: CALLING K6GNW TRANSLATION: ITASCA IS CALLING HOWLAND ISLAND AMATEUR STATION SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 906 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0212 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1442 FREQUENCY: TIMEEZ: 0217 TIMEEL: 1447 LITERAL: CALLING NPM FER ZOZ/ NO RESPONSE TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING RADIO WAILUPE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY MESSAGES WAITING TO BE EXECUTED, BUT NO RESPONSE ON KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 614 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0215 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1445 TIMEEZ: 0220 TIMEEL: 1450 LITERAL: WNKNG [SIC] NPM- KHAQQ UNRD TRANSLATION: ITASCA IS WORKING RADIO WAILUPE; NO SIGNALS FROM EARHART SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 907 TO: DICKENSON DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0220 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1450 FREQUENCY: TIMEEZ: 0225 TIMEEL: 1455 LITERAL: CALLING KFHG ON 600/ UNANSWD TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING DICKENSON ON 600 KHZ, BUT NO ANSWER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 615 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0222 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1452 FREQUENCY: TIMEEZ: 0225 TIMEEL: 1455 LITERAL: CALLING KFHG ON 500 TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING DICKERSON ON 500 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 908 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0228 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1458 LITERAL: NO SIGS TRANSLATION: NO SIGNALS SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 616 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 104

7 TO: HOWLAND DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0230 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1500 TIMEEZ: 0239 TIMEEL: 1509 LITERAL: CALLING K6GNW CONSTANTLY/ NO RESPONSE, FL TRANSLATION: CALLING HOWLAND ISLAND AMATEUR STATION, BUT NO RESPONSE, ON FL SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 617 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0230 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1500 TIMEEZ: 0239 TIMEEL: 1509 LITERAL: CALLING K6GNW TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING HOWLAND ISLAND AMATEUR STATION SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 909 TO: GOLDEN BEAR DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0241 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1511 LITERAL: KEXX DE NRUI TR? K/ UNANSWD TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING GOLDEN BEAR: WHAT IS YOUR POSITION? GO AHEAD; NO ANSWER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 618 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0241 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1511 TIMEEZ: 0249 TIMEEL: 1519 LITERAL: CALLING ES WKNG KEXX, WGEN, WHEX TRANSLATION: CALLING AND WORKING GOLDEN BEAR, MARIPOSA, AND MONTEREY SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 910 FROM: MARIPOSA DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0243 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1513 LITERAL: NRUI DE WGEN NOON LNG W SPEED 20.5KNTS COURSE 199 TRUE LAT 7.28 S/ WGEN DE NRUI TR R BK WHEX DE NRUI TR? K/ UNANSWD TRANSLATION: MARIPOSA CALLING ITASCA: OUR NOON POSITION IS WEST LONGITUDE, SPEED 20.5 KNOTS, COURSE 199 DEGREES TRUE, LATITUDE 7.28 DEGREES SOUTH; ITASCA: POSITION RECEIVED, BREAK; ITASCA TO MONTEREY: WHAT IS YOUR POSITION, GO AHEAD; NO ANSWER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 619 FROM: MONTEREY DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0245 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1515 LITERAL: NRUI DE WHEX NOON LEFT PAGO PAGO AT GCT FER HU/ WHEX R TU SU TRANSLATION: MONTEREY CALLING ITASCA: AT NOON, WE LEFT PAGO PAGO, AT 2321 GMT FOR HONOLULU; ITASCA: ROGER, THANK YOU, I'LL SEE YOU SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 620 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0246 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1516 LITERAL: ABOVE INFO GIVEN OOD VIA HOWLER TRANSLATION: INFORMATION REGARDING POSITIONS OF MONTEREY AND MARIPOSA PROVIDED TO THE OFFICER OF THE DECK VIA SHIP'S RADIOTELEPHONE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 621 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0251 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1521 LITERAL: NO SIGS ON 3105 CONSTANTLY TUNING BUT ND TRANSLATION: NO SIGNALS ON 3105 KHZ, DESPITE CONSTANTLY TUNING, BUT NOTHING DOING SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 911 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 105

8 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0251 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1521 TIMEEZ: 0253 TIMEEL: 1523 LITERAL: CLEARING NPM TRANSLATION: CLEARING RADIO WAILUPE SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 912 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0255 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1525 TIMEEZ: 0302 TIMEEL: 1532 LITERAL: WKNG NPM TRANSLATION: ITASCA WORKING RADIO WAILUPE SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 913 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0258 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1528 LITERAL: NPM V NRUI R: 9 40 DPR UNIPX K TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO WAILUPE: RECEIVED, NR9, SRS 40, PRESS TELEGRAM FROM UNIPRESS, GO AHEAD COMMENT: UNKNOWN PRESS MESSAGE, NOT IN DATABASE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 622 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0302 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1532 LITERAL: NPM V NRUI R: TEN / 1712 ZAD NMC 12600/ R BK NMC V NRUI ZFU AR TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO WAILUPE: RECEIVED NR10, SRS 41 OF , RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO WAS CALLING YOU ON KHZ; RADIO WAILUPE: ROGER, BREAK; ITASCA CALLING RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO: SEND 'V'S UNTIL I BREAK YOU, GO AHEAD COMMENT: UNKNOWN RADIO MESSAGE, NOT IN DATABASE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 623 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0302 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1532 TIMEEZ: 0304 TIMEEL: 1534 LITERAL: WKNG NMC TRANSLATION: ITASCA WORKING RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 914 TO: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0305 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1535 LITERAL: NMC V NRUI ZPI S2 ZME TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO: YOU SIGNAL STRENGTH FADES FROM STRENGTH 2, STAND BY SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 624 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0305 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1535 TIMEEZ: 0324 TIMEEL: 1554 LITERAL: NRUI WKNG NMC TRANSLATION: ITASCA WORKING RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 915 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 106

9 TO: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0308 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1538 LITERAL: NMC V NRUI ZPP S2 AR/ UNABLE BK NMC TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO: RECEPTION DIFFICULT, SEND EACH WORD AGAIN, STRENGTH 2, OVER; UNABLE TO BREAK RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 625 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0320 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1550 LITERAL: RELD BY O'HARE RM3C, 1 TO CUM IN GALTEN RM3C. TRANSLATION: O'HARE, RADIOMAN 3RD CLASS, RELIEVING GALTEN, RADIOMAN 3RD CLASS; STATUS: ONE MESSAGE TO COME IN SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 626 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0324 REFERADMES: COMFRANDIV DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1554 LITERAL: PSN NR 2 COPYIN MSG FM NMC. SRS FM NMC / SRS 42. NR2// R V NRUI TRANSLATION: RADIO POSITION NUMBER 2 IS COPYING MESSAGE FROM RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO: SRS 42, NR2; RECEIVED FROM ITASCA SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 627 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0327 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1557 LITERAL: TYPING UP MSG TO GO TRANSLATION: TYPING UP AN OUTGOING MESSAGE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 628 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0329 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1559 LITERAL: WATCH RELD BY LG BELLARTS CRM CLR GE THOMPSON RM3C TRANSLATION: WATCH OF GE THOMPSON, RADIOMAN 3RD CLASS, RELIEVED BY LG BELLARTS, CHIEF RADIOMAN. STATUS: CLEAR COMMENT: THOMPSON MUST HAVE TAKEN OVER DUTIES FROM BELLARTS BETWEEN 1155 LOCAL TIME AND 1559 LOCAL TIME; LAST SHIFT CHANGE IN LOG OCCURS AT 1155 FROM THOMPSON TO BELLARTS. PROBABLY OCCURS AT OR ABOUT 1210 LOCAL TIME, BASED UPON STYLE CHANGE OF LOG ENTRIES SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 916 TO: HOWLAND DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0330 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1600 LITERAL: NRUI 2 V NRUI P AR/ AGN/ AGN/ TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO HOWLAND WITH PRIORITY, OVER; REPEATED THREE TIMES SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 629 TO: RDO HOWLAND DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0330 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1600 LITERAL: NRUI2 NRUI2 V NRUI ANS TUNING ON 3105 CONTINUOUSLY TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING RADIO HOWLAND, ANSWER ON 2670 KHZ; TUNING ON 3105 KHZ CONTINUOUSLY SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 917 TO: RDO HOWLAND DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0334 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1604 LITERAL: NRUI2 NRUI2 V NRUI P AR TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING RADIO HOWLAND WITH PRIORITY, OVER SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 918 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 107

10 FROM: HOWLAND ISLAND DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0336 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1606 LITERAL: NRUI V NRUI2 ETC/ C.R.M. ON PSN NR22 WITH NRUI2/ TRANSLATION: HOWLAND ISLAND RADIO TO ITASCA; BELLARTS WORKING RADIO POSITION NUMBER 2 WITH HOWLAND ISLAND SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 630 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0340 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1610 LITERAL: BROADCASTING MSG SRS 37 ON 500 KCS TRANSLATION: BROADCASTING MESSAGE SRS 37 ON 500 KHZ; SRS 37 IS REQUESTING ANYONE OUT THERE TO CONTACT ITASCA WITH INFORMATION SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 631 TO: HOWLAND DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0340 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1610 LITERAL: K6GNW DE NRUI / HR 11 PM OBS /10 ST CU SUR ESE 16 1 ESE 15 2 E TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING HOWLAND ISLAND AMATEUR STATION; HOUR 11 PM [SIC - AM?] OBSERVATIONS: BAROMETER INCHES, 87 DEGREES DRY, 81 DEGREES WET, 50% OVERCAST, STRATUS CUMULUS, SURFACE WINDS ESE AT 16 KNOTS, AT 1000 FEET, ESE AT 15 KNOTS, 2000 FEET E AT 1700 FEET, MAXIMUM HEIGHT READING IS 2650 FEET. COMMENT: OBSERVATION MUST BE MADE AT 11 AM LOCAL TIME, AS CANNOT SEE BALLOON AT NIGHT SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 919 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0343 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1613 LITERAL: NPM NPM NPM V NRUI NRUI PP AR TRANSLATION: RADIO WAILUPE, THIS IS ITASCA CALLING WITH PRIORITY MESSAGE, OVER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 632 TO: EVERYONE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0344 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1614 LITERAL: CQ CQ CQ DE NRUI BDCST SRS 37 TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING ALL SHIPS, BROADCASTING SRS 37, ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CALL ITASCA SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 920 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0345 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1615 LITERAL: SENT NR7 ES NR8 TO NMP SRS NR43 ES 44/ RD FER 7 AT/ 16 TRANSLATION: ITASCA SENT TO RADIO WAILUPE NR7, SRS 43, AND NR8, SRS 44; RADIO WAILUPE RECEIVED FOR 7 AT 1616 LOCAL TIME COMMENT: UNKNOWN RADIO MESSAGES; NEITHER ARE IN DATABASE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 633 FROM: RADIO WAILUPE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0351 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1621 LITERAL: NRUI V NPM ZOI TO ME/ DID WITH NR8 TRANSLATION: RADIO WAILUPE TO ITASCA: I AM GOING TO SEND BLIND TO YOU, AND ITASCA RESPONDED WITH NR8 COMMENT: UNKNOWN RADIO MESSAGE, NOT IN DATABASE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 634 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 108

11 TO: RADIO HOWLAND DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0354 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1624 LITERAL: WORKING HWLNAD [SIC] FER WX GOT IT/ TRANSLATION: WORKING HOWLAND ISLAND RADIO STATION FOR THE WEATHER REPORT, AND RECEIVED IT. SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 635 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0355 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1625 LITERAL: 5 PM OBS/ CU SUR ESE 11 1ESE ESE 16/ BALLOON IN PATH OF SUN / WL FURNISH MORE LTR IF REQUESTED AR TRANSLATION: HOWLAND ISLAND 5PM WEATHER OBSERVATION: BAROMETER INCHES, 87.5 DEGREES DRY, 78 DEGREES WET, 5/10 OVERCAST OF CUMULUS, SURFACE WINDS ESE AT 11 KNOTS, 1000 FEET: 15 KNOTS, ESE, 1900 FEET: ESE AT 16 KNOTS; BALLOON IN THE PATH OF SUN, COULD NOT TAKE FURTHER READINGS; WILL FURNISH MORE LATER IF YOU REQUEST IT, OVER SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 921 TO: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0357 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1627 LITERAL: NMC NMC NMC NMC V NRUI NRUI AR/ AGN/ TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO, OVER; REPEATED CALL SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 636 TO: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0400 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1630 LITERAL: SAME TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO, OVER; REPEATED CALL SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 637 TO: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0403 REFERADMES: ITASCA DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1633 LITERAL: NMC NMC NMC NMC V NRUI NRUI C.R.M. SENDING BLID ON PN NR2 TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO; CHIEF RADIOMAN BELLARTS SENDING BLIND MESSAGE FROM RADIO STATION NUMBER TWO SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 638 TO: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0404 REFERADMES: ITASCA DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1634 LITERAL: NMC V NRUI SENT BLIND / UNHEARD NMC TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO: SENDING BLIND, BUT NO RESPONSE FROM RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 922 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0406 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1636 LITERAL: NO SIGS TRANSLATION: NO SIGNALS SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 639 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0409 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1639 LITERAL: SENT HWLAND WX ZOI TO NPM AT TRANSLATION: ITASCA SENT TO RADIO WAILUPE THE WEATHER REPORT BLIND AT 1639 LOCAL TIME SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 640 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 109

12 TO: GOLDEN BEAR DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0410 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1640 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: KEXX KEXX DE NRUI/ 500 TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING GOLDEN BEAR ON 500 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 923 TO: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0411 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1641 LITERAL: NMC V NRUI B NR5 / ZFU/ NRUI V NMC R NR5 ZOY 1 P INT K AR/ TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO: DID YOU RECEIVE RADIO NUMBER 5? SEND 'V'S UNTIL I BREAK YOU; RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO: RECEIVED NR5 I HAVE ONE MESSAGE WAITING TO BE EXECUTED WITH PRIORITY, ARE YOU READY TO GO AHEAD?, OVER. SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 641 TO: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0415 REFERADMES: COMFRANDIV DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1645 LITERAL: NMC V NRUI K/ RCVD NR 3 SRS 47/ NMC V NRUI R NR3 TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO: GO AHEAD; ITASCA RECEIVED NR3, SRS 47; ITASCA TO RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO: RECEIVED YOUR NR3. SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 642 FROM: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0417 REFERADMES: COMFRANDIV DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1647 LITERAL: 8002 UR AM SAME AS AS MAIN MAIN TRANSMITTER PERIOD POSSIBILITY PLANE MAY BE ABLE TO RECEIVE ITASCA 3105 VOICE 2010 TRANSLATION: THIS IS TEXT OF MESSAGE SENT BY RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO TO ITASCA, EXPLAINING THAT EARHART'S EMERGENCY TRANSMITTER FREQUENCIES ARE THE SAME AS HER MAIN TRANSMITTER SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 924 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0419 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1649 LITERAL: NMC REPEATING MSG JUST RECEIVED/OK TRANSLATION: RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO REPEATING LAST MESSAGE, ITASCA RECEIVED IT OK SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 925 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0420 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1650 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: BROADCASTING TO EARHART ON 3105 NW C.R.M. TRANSLATION: CHIEF RADIOMAN BELLARTS BROADCASTING TO EARHART ON 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 643 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0425 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1655 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: ASLING HER TO CUM IN ON ES TT WERE SEARCHING FER HER TRANSLATION: ASKING EARHART TO COME IN ON 500, 3105 OR 6210 KHZ AND THAT WERE ARE SEARCHING FOR HER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 644 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0426 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1656 LITERAL: TUNING FER HER ON 6210 ON THIS PSN/ CRM ON 3105 TRANSLATION: THIS RADIO STATION IS LISTENING FOR EARHART ON 6210 KHZ, WHILE CHIEF RADIOMAN BELLARTS IS LISTENING AT POSITION NUMBER 2 ON 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 645 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 110

13 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0427 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1657 LITERAL: KHAQQ FM ITASCA PLEASE ANSWER OR 500 WE ARE LISTENING AND SEARCHING FOR YOU PLEASE INDICATE ON OR 500 IF YOU HEAR US TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING EARHART: PLEASE ANSWER ON 3105, 6210 OR 500 KHZ, WE ARE LISTENING AND SEARCH FOR YOU. PLEASE INDICATE ON 3105, 6210, OR 500 KHZ IF YOU HEAR US SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 926 TO: EVERYONE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0430 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1700 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: BROADCASTING ON 500 KCS/ MSG SRS 37 TRANSLATION: BROADCASTING ON 500 KHZ THE MESSAGE THAT ANY SHIPS PLEASE CONTACT ITASCA WITH INFORMATION SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 646 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0433 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1703 LITERAL: OFF BROADCAST NW/ TUNING 3105 ES 6210 FER PLANE TRANSLATION: STOPED BROADCASTING NOW, AND LISTENING IN ON 3105 AND 6210 KHZ FOR PLANE SIGNALS SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 647 TO: EVERYONE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0433 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1703 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: CQ CQ DE NRUI NRUI BDCST SRS KCS TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING ALL SHIPS, BROADCASTING SRS 37 (ASKING ANYONE FOR INFORMATION TO CALL ITASCA), SENT ON 500 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 927 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0436 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1706 TIMEEZ: 0440 TIMEEL: 1710 LITERAL: TUNING ON 6210 ES 3105 TRANSLATION: CONTINUED LISTENING ON 6210 AND 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 648 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0437 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1707 LITERAL: KHAQQ KHAQQ DE NRUI NRUI PLEASE ANS ETC SAME AS ABOVE TO KHAQQ TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO EARHART, PLEASE ANSWER, ETC. SAME AS ABOVE (SEE 0427 GMT) TO EARHART SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 928 TO: HOWLAND DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0441 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1711 LITERAL: NRUI2 V NRUI AR TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING RADIO STATION HOWLAND ISLAND, OVER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 649 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0442 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1712 TIMEEZ: 0444 TIMEEL: 1714 LITERAL: CLEAR NIL BOTH WAYS TRANSLATION: ITASCA AND RADIO STATION HOWLAND HAVE NOTHING FOR EACH OTHER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 650 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 111

14 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0442 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1712 LITERAL: CLEARED K6GNW NIL BOTH WAYS/ TRANSLATION: ITASCA TALKED WITH HOWLAND ISLAND AMATEUR STATION, BUT DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING FOR EITHER PARTY SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 929 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0445 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1715 TIMEEZ: 0448 TIMEEL: 1718 LITERAL: SILENT PERIOD/TUNING 3105 ES TRANSLATION: SILENT PERIOD ON 500, 3105, AND 6210 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 651 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0451 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1721 LITERAL: TUNING ON 6210/ NIL TRANSLATION: LISTENING ON 6210 KHZ, BUT NO SIGNALS SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 652 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0452 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1722 LITERAL: OFF TO BG FER CHOW- TO TRANSLATION: O'HARE OFF DUTY TO EAT DINNER; BILL GALTEN TAKING OVER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 653 TO: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0455 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1725 TIMEEZ: 0459 METERS: TIMEEL: 1729 LITERAL: NMC V NRUI ZOZ AR/ NRUI V NMC ZOY 0 ZAD NPM KHK ZANKHK 36 ANS 24 AR/ NMC VR BK KHK QSV 36/ NRUI DE KFS/ KFS DE NRUI QRU? TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO: DO YOU HAVE ANY MESSAGES WAITING TO BE EXECUTED?, OVER; RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO TO ITASCA: I HAVE NO MESSAGES WAITING TO BE EXECUTED, BOTH RADIO WAILUPE AND WAHIAWA RADIO STATION HAVE BEEN CALLING YOU, ANSWER WAHIAWA ON 36 METERS, THEY WILL ANSWER ON 24, OVER; ITASCA: RECEIVED, BREAK; SENDING A SERIES OF "V"S TO RADIO WAHIAWA ON 36 METERS; PALO ALTO RADIO CALLING ITASCA; ITASCA TO PALO ALTO RADIO: DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME? SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 654 TO: RDO PALO ALTO DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0501 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1731 LITERAL: KFS DE NRUI IF HALLER NR1 R: 48 INT NEWS FOTO QRU? TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO PALO ALTO: IF HALLER NUMBER 1 RECEIVED? SRS 48 INTERROGATING NEWS FOTO, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME? SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 655 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0502 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1732 LITERAL: COMMANDING OFFICER COAST GUARD CUTTER ITASCA SANFRANCISCO/ WE WILLING TO DEVELOP PICTURES OF EARHART RESCUE YOUR GAPHER MIGHT MAKE ASSURING EQUAL DISTRIBUTION TO PICTURE SYNDICATE STOP IF AGREEABLE HALLER OUR HONOLULU REPRESENTATIVES WILL MEET YOU UPON ARRIVAL HONOLULU/ INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTO TRANSLATION: MESSAGE FROM INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTO, SAN FRANCISCO, TO COMMANDER ITASCA COMMENT: PRESS MESSAGE NOT IN DATABASE SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 930 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 112

15 TO: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0506 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1736 LITERAL: NMC V NRUI ZOQ AR/ NRUI V NMC ZAD NPM AR/ NPM V NRUI ZOZ AR TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO, DID YOU SEND ME ANYTHING? IF SO, PLEASE REPEAT, OVER; REPLY: RADIO WAILUPE HAS BEEN CALLING YOU, OVER; ITASCA CALLING RADIO WAILUPE, DO YOU HAVE ANY MESSAGES WAITING TO BE EXECUTED?, OVER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 656 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0507 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1737 LITERAL: DC OFF TO TH FOR CHOW TRANSLATION: BELLARTS OFF DUTY TO EAT DINNER, THOMPSON NOW ON DUTY SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 931 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0513 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1743 LITERAL: NPM V NRUI R NR11: 49 HU/ PX UNIPX K TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO WAILUPE: RECEIVED NUMBER 11, SRS 49, HU, PRESS FROM UNIPRESS, GO AHEAD COMMENT: UNKNOWN PRESS TELEGRAM, NOT IN DATABASE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 657 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0515 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1745 LITERAL: NPM V NRUI R NR12: K TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO WAILUPE: RECEIVED NR12, SRS 50 OF , GO AHEAD COMMENT: UNKNOWN RADIO MESSAGE, NOT IN DATABASE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 658 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0515 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1745 TIMEEZ: 0520 TIMEEL: 1750 LITERAL: WRKING NPM TRANSLATION: COMMUNICATING WITH RADIO WAILUPE SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 932 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0517 POSSIBLE EARHART SIGNAL DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1847 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: OPENED GUARD ON 3105 AND HEARD SOME TESTING ON STEADY CARRIER, NO MODULATION DISCERNABLE. TRANSLATION: OPENED GUARD ON 3105 AND 6210 KHZ AT UNKNOWN TIME. HEARD SOME TESTING OF STEADY CARRIER, NO MODULATION, ON 3105 KHZ. SOURCE: HONOLULU RECORD NO.: 1678 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0518 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1748 LITERAL: NPM V NRUI R NR13: / 1008 ZOY 0 ZAD VA TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO WAILUPE: WE RECEIVED NR13, SRS 51 OF ; I HAVE NO MESSAGES WAITING TO BE EXECUTED, WILL CALL YOU AGAIN SOON, SIGNING OFF COMMENT: UNKNOWN RADIO MESSAGE, NOT IN DATABASE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 659 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0521 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1751 LITERAL: NO SIGS TRANSLATION: NO SIGNALS SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 660 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 113

16 FROM: RADIO WAILUPE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0524 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1754 LITERAL: NRUI V NPM ZFU AR/ NPM V NRUI R V-S/ BK ZOY 0 ZAD NMC AR/ R TRANSLATION: RADIO WAILUPE CALLING ITASCA, SEND 'V'S UNTIL I BREAK YOU, OVER; ITASCA: ROGER, SENDING "V"S; RADIO WAILUPE: BREAK, I HAVE NO MESSAGES WAITING TO BE EXECUTED, RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO HAS BEEN CALLING YOU, OVER; ITASCA: ROGER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 661 TO: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0527 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1757 LITERAL: NMC V NRUI ZOQ AR/ NRUI V NMC ZCW KHK 36/ NMC R INT NRUI ZAN ZZB/ R NRUI ZME 36 NW TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO: DID YOU SEND ME SOMETHING, IF SO, PLEASE REPEAT, OVER; REPLY: I CAN HEAR RADIO WAHIAWA ON 36 METERS; ITASCA: ROGER, QUESTION: CAN ITASCA ANSWER ON KHZ?; ANSWER: YES, AFFIRMATIVE; RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO: ROGER, ITASCA STANDING BY ON 36 METERS NOW. SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 662 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0530 POSSIBLE EARHART SIGNAL DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1800 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: TERMINATED LSNIN 36 ON BECKON FM TH: S1 SIGS ON 3105 TRANSLATION: TERMINATED LISTENING ON 36 METERS, AS BEACON FROM THOMPSON: THERE ARE SIGNAL STRENGTH 1 SIGNALS ON 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 663 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0530 POSSIBLE EARHART SIGNAL DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1800 FREQUENCY: VOICE SIGNAL LITERAL: WEAK FONE SIG ON 3105 UNREAD TRANSLATION: A WEAK VOICE SIGNAL ON 3105 KHZ, BUT COULD NOT READ ANYTHING SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 933 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0531 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1801 FREQUENCY: TIMEEZ: 0539 TIMEEL: 1809 KEY SIGNAL LITERAL: KHAQQ FM ITASCA RPT ON 3105 PLS GA, 3105 KEY ES AS/ UNANSWD TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING EARHART: REPORT ON 3105 KHZ, PLEASE GO AHEAD,3105 KHZ ON KEY AND SENDING "A"S, BUT NO ANSWER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 664 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0531 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1801 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: KHAQQ KHAQQ FM ITASCA U VY WEAK RPT PSE K (3105) TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING EARHART: YOU ARE VERY WEAK, REPEAT, PLEASE GO AHEAD; SENT ON 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 934 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0531 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1801 LITERAL: KHAQQ FM ITASA UVY WEAK RPT PSE K TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING EARHART: YOU ARE VERY WEAK, REPEAT, PLEASE GO AHEAD COMMENT: TIME LISTED IN LOG IS VERY HARD TO READ SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 935 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0533 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1803 LITERAL: TH BACK TO DC TRANSLATION: THOMPSON OFF DUTY, HANDING OFF TO BELLARTS SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 936 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 114

17 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0537 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1807 LITERAL: KHAQQ KHAQQ DE NRUI AGN PSE 3105 TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO EARHART: AGAIN, PLEASE, ON 3105 COMMENT: NOT CLEAR IF THIS WAS SENT ON 3105 OR REQUESTING RESPONSE ON 3105 SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 937 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0542 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1812 FREQUENCY: KEY SIGNAL LITERAL: KHAQQ DE NRUI GO AHEAD ON 3105 AGN PLS IF UR ON, 7500 / UNANSWD TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO EARHART, GO AHEAD ON 3105 KHZ AGAIN PLEASE IF YOU ARE ON; SENT ON 7500 KHZ, BUT NO ANSWER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 665 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0542 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1812 LITERAL: KHAQQ KHAQQ FROM ITASCA PLEASE GIV LONG DASHES IF U HEAR US GA TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING EARHART: PLEASE SEND OUT LONG DASHES IF YOU HEAR US, GO AHEAD SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 938 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0545 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1815 LITERAL: RELD BY TO, BG OFF TRANSLATION: BILL GALTEN RELIEVED OF DUTY BY T. O'HARE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 666 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0546 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1816 LITERAL: TUNING ON 3105 TRANSLATION: LISTENING TO 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 667 TO: DICKENSON DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0548 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1818 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: KFHG KFHG DE NRUI NRUI 500 TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING DICKENSON ON 500 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 668 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0549 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1819 LITERAL: KFHG KFHG DE NRUI NRUI ANS 600 PSE TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING DICKERSON, ANSWER ON 600 KHZ, PLEASE SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 939 TO: EVERYONE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0550 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1820 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: AGN/ BROADCAST IN SRS NR TRANSLATION: BROADCASTING MESSAGE ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CONTACT THE ITASCA; ON 500 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 669 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0554 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1824 LITERAL: OFF BROADCAST NW TRANSLATION: STOPPED BROADCASTING NOW SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 670 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 115

18 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0554 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1824 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: REPEAT SRS 37 ON 500 TRANSLATION: REPEATING SRS 37 ON 500 KHZ: ITASCA TO ALL SHIPS, PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 940 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0555 POSSIBLE EARHART SIGNAL DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1825 FREQUENCY: VOICE SIGNAL LITERAL: WE HEAR HER ON 3105 KCS NW VERY WEAK AND UNREADABLE/ FONE TRANSLATION: ITASCA HEARS SIGNALS ON 3105 KHZ ON VOICE, BUT THEY ARE VERY WEAK AND UNREADABLE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 671 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0555 POSSIBLE EARHART SIGNAL DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1925 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: STEADY CARRIER ON NO MODULATION. VERY WEAK. TRANSLATION: HEARING A STEADY CARRIER ON 3105 KHZ, BUT NO MODULATION. CARRIER VERY WEAK. SOURCE: HONOLULU RECORD NO.: 1679 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0600 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1830 FREQUENCY: VOICE SIGNAL LITERAL: CALLING HER ON 3105 FONE VTY BAD IF U HEAR US PSE GIVE US SERIES OF LONG DASHES GA PSE/ SENT HER LONG CALL ON 7500 KCS AND SEZ GVE US UR PSN ON 3105 GA PSE TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING EARHART ON 3105 KHZ VOICE, VTY BAD IF YOU CAN HEAR US PLEASE GIVE US A SERIES OF LONG DASHES, GO AHEAD PLEASE; SENT HER A LONG CALL ON 7500 KHZ AND SAID GIVE US YOUR POSITION ON 3105 KHZ, GO AHEAD PLEASE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 672 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0604 POSSIBLE EARHART SIGNAL DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1834 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: HEARD SOMETHING LIKE GENERATOR START AND THEN STOP ON 3105 TRANSLATION: HEARD SOMETHING LIKE A GENERATOR STARTING, THEN STOPPING ON 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 941 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0606 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1836 FREQUENCY: KEY SIGNAL LITERAL: GAVE HER LONG CALL ON KEY 3105 KCS AND ASKED FER SAME TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO EARHART ON 3105 KHZ, KEY: GIVE US YOUR POSITION AND/OR SERIES OF LONG DASHES ON 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 673 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0606 POSSIBLE EARHART SIGNAL DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1836 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: SAME SOUND TRANSLATION: HEARD SOMETHING LIKE A GENERATOR STARTING, THEN STOPPING SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 942 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0607 POSSIBLE EARHART SIGNAL DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1837 LITERAL: SIGS ON AND OFF THINK IT IS PLANE?? UNREADABLE TRANSLATION: POSSIBLE SIGNALS FROM PLANE, THEY GO ON AND OFF, BUT UNREADABLE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 674 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0607 POSSIBLE EARHART SIGNAL DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1837 LITERAL: WORD EARHAT [SIC] MENTIONED TRANSLATION: HEARD THE WORD EARHART COMMENT: TIME IS LOCAL TIME SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 675 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 116

19 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0608 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1838 LITERAL: CALLING HER ON FONE AND KEY KEY SIGNAL VOICE SIGNAL TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO EARHART ON VOICE AND KEY, PROBABLY 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 676 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0609 POSSIBLE EARHART SIGNAL DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1839 LITERAL: HE ANSRS US NW TRANSLATION: HE IS ANSWERING US NOW SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 677 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0610 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1840 LITERAL: STILL DISTORTED AND UNREADABLE/ BACK AT HIM ON KEY NW KEY SIGNAL TRANSLATION: SIGNALS ARE DISTORTED AND UNREADABLE; ITASCA TRANSMITTING ON KEY NOW SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 678 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0611 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1841 LITERAL: GESS IT ISNT HER NOW TRANSLATION: GUESS IT ISN'T EARHART NOW... COMMENT: WHAT IS REASON FOR DETERMINING THE SIGNALS ARE NOT FROM EARHART???? SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 679 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0613 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1843 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: QZ5 QRMING 3105 NW TRANSLATION: QZ5 INTERFERING ON 3105 KHZ NOW SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 680 FROM: QZ5 TO: KACA DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0614 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1844 LITERAL: KACA C DE QZ5 QZ5 TRANSLATION: QZ5 CALLING KACA... SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 943 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0615 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1845 FREQUENCY: VOICE SIGNAL LITERAL: CALLING PLANENW [SIC] ON FONE ON 3105 KCS TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO EARHART, VOICE, 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 681 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0616 POSSIBLE EARHART SIGNAL DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1846 LITERAL: HE CUMS RITE BACK WHOEVER IT IS TRANSLATION: AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM SOMEONE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 682 FROM: QZ5 TO: KCWR DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0616 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1846 LITERAL: KCWR KCWR KCWR DE QZ5 QZ5 TRANSLATION: QZ5 CALLING KCWR... SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 944 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 117

20 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0621 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1851 LITERAL: CALLING QZ5 NW ES QRA TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING QZ5 NOW AND ASKING WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR STATION? SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 683 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0624 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1854 FREQUENCY: VOICE SIGNAL LITERAL: SOME ONE CUMS BACK ON FONE/ CALLED EARHART ES ASKED HER TO CUM IN TOLD OTHER STATIONS TO REMAIN QUITE [SIC]/ 3105 FONE TRANSLATION: SOMEONE COMES BACK AGAIN ON VOICE; ITASCA CALLS EARHART AND ASKS HER TO COME IN, TOLD THE OTHER RADIO STATIONS TO KEEP QUIET; USING 3015 KHZ VOICE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 684 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0625 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1855 LITERAL: QZ5 V NRUI QRA AR TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING QZ5, WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR STATION, OVER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 685 TO: QZ5 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0625 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1855 LITERAL: QZ5 QZ5 DE NRUI NRUI QRA IMIK TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING QZ5, WHAT IS YOUR STATION NAME, REPEATING, GO AHEAD SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 945 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0626 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1856 LITERAL: FONE SIGS DEFINITELY NOT EARHART VOICE SIGNAL TRANSLATION: VOICE SIGNALS ARE NOT EARHART'S SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 686 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0628 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1858 LITERAL: TUNING ON 3105 TRANSLATION: LISTENING ON 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 687 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0630 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1900 LITERAL: CALLING PLANE NW ES/ IF U HEAR US PSE SEND UP A FLARE IF U HR US RPTING THIS MSG TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO EARHART NOW: IF YOU HEAR US PLEASE SEND UP A FLARE IF YOU HEAR US, REPEATING THIS MESSAGE SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 688 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0635 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1905 FREQUENCY: KEY SIGNAL LITERAL: GAVE LONG CALL ON 7500 AND SED IF U HR US SEND UP A FLARE AND ANSR US ON 3105 AR K TRANSLATION: GAVE A LONG RADIO CALL ON 7500 KHZ AND SAID IF YOU HEAR US SEND UP A FLARE AND ANSWER US ON 3105 KHZ, WAITING, GO AHEAD SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 689 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 118

21 TO: EVERYONE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0635 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1905 LITERAL: CQ CQ CQ DE NRUI NRUI NRUI BROADCASTING MSG SRS NR 37 TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO ANYONE: PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION COMMENT: TIME READS LOCAL TIME SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 690 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0640 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1910 LITERAL: OFF BROADCAST NW TRANSLATION: BROADCASTING MESSAGE ENDS NOW SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 691 TO: EVERYONE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0640 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1910 LITERAL: CQ CQ DE NRUI SENT SRS 37// KEXX KFHG DE NRUI TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO ALL SHIPS, SENDING SRS 37 (IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ITASCA); ITASCA CALLING GOLDEN BEAR AND DICKERSON SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 946 FROM: DICKENSON DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0641 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1911 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: NRUI NRUI NRUI NRUI DE KFHG KFHG 500 TRANSLATION: DICKENSON CALLING ITASCA ON 500 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 692 TO: KFHG DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0642 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1912 LITERAL: KFHG KFHG DE NRUI NRUI / NRUI DE KFGH QRM QRM NPM NW K /R CU U/ WLDDCLT TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING DICKENSON; DICKENSON TO ITASCA: I AM BEING INTERFERED WITH RADIO WAILUPE NOW, GO AHEAD; ITASCA: ROGER, SEE YOU U/ WLDDCLT SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 693 FROM: KGHG DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0642 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1912 LITERAL: NRUI NRUI DE KGHG [SIC?] QRM NPM TRANSLATION: KGHG [SIC - KFHG, DICKENSON] CALLING ITASCA, I AM BEING INTERFERED WITH RADIO WAILUPE SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 947 TO: KFHG DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0643 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1913 LITERAL: CU IN 13 MINS/ NRUI NRUI DE KFHG RR OK IN MINS AR TRANSLATION: SEE YOU IN 13 MINUTES; ITASCA TO DICKENSON: ROGER, RECEIVED, WILL SEE YOU IN 13 MINUTES, OVER SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 694 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0645 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1915 LITERAL: TUNING/ TUNING ON 3105 KCS TRANSLATION: LISTENING ON 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 695 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 119

22 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0646 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1916 LITERAL: 13 MANS TRANSLATION: 13 MANS COMMENT: HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS MEANS SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 948 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0650 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1920 LITERAL: QZ5 QRMING 3105 AGN œ"#% TRANSLATION: QZ5 INTERFERING AGAIN ON 3105 KHZ, WITH SWEAR WORDS BY ITASCA OPERATOR SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 696 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0654 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1924 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: THREE SEVEN NINE ZERO DEGREES FROM HOWLAND ISLAND AND [SIC] WITH IN ONE HUNDRED MILES OF ISLAND WA PLANE MAY USE RADIO ON EIGHT 3105 OR / KCS VOICE REQUEST ANY VESSEL THAT VICINITY LISTEN FOR CALLS AND CONTACT IT AS CA CALL NRUI// INTERCEPTED ON 500 KCS TRANSLATION: PARTIAL MESSAGE INTERCEPTED BY ITASCA ON 500 KHZ: 3790 DEGREES FROM HOWLAND ISLAND AND WITHIN 100 MILES OF ISLAND WA PLANE MAY USE RADIO ON EIGHT 3105 OR KHZ; VOICE REQUEST ANY VESSEL THAT VICINITY LISTEN FOR CALLS AND CONTACT IT AS CA CALL ITASCA COMMENT: RETRANSMISSION BY MARIPOSA OR MONTEREY??? SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 697 TO: EVERYONE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0655 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1925 LITERAL: CQ CQ CQ DE NRUI NRUI NRUI S RS NR 37 AGN TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO EVERYONE: PLEASE CALL ME IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION... SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 698 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0658 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1928 LITERAL: SHIFTED TO 425 TRANSLATION: CHANGED TRANSMITTER FREQUENCIES TO 425 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 699 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0700 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1930 TIMEEZ: 0705 TIMEEL: 1935 LITERAL: TUNING 3105 TRANSLATION: LISTENING TO 3105 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 700 TO: EVERYONE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0700 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1930 FREQUENCY: LITERAL: CQ CQ DE NRUI// BDCST SRS 37 ON 425 KCS FOR KGHG [SIC?] TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO ALL SHIPS: BROADCASTING SRS 37 ON 425 KHZ (IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ITASCA) FOR KGHG [SIC - KFHG, DICKENSON], SINCE DICKENSON HAS INTERFERENCE ON 500 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 949 TO: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0710 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1940 LITERAL: NMC V NRUI P AR/ NRUI V NMC K/ TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO WITH PRIORITY, OVER; REPLY: GO AHEAD SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 701 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 120

23 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0720 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 1950 LITERAL: ON 3105 CONTINUOUSLY BUT NO SIGS HEARD// TRANSLATION: LISTENING CONSTANTLY ON 3105 KHZ BUT NO SIGNALS HEARD SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 950 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0734 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 2004 LITERAL: OHARE WORKING CONTINUALLY WITH NMC LONG P MSG// TRANSLATION: O'HARE IS WORKING RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO WITH LONG PRIORITY MESSAGE SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 951 TO: RDO CGSF DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0745 REFERADMES: ITASCA DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 2015 LITERAL: SENT NR7 SRS 52/ NRUI V NMC R NR6 ZAD NPM P AR/ RR TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO RADIO COAST GUARD SAN FRANCISCO: SENT NR7, SRS 52; REPLY: RECEIVED NR6, RADIO WAILUPE HAS BEEN CALLING YOU WITH PRIORITY, OVER; ITASCA: ROGER. COMMENT: ERROR IN RADIO TIME COLUMN BY ONE HOUR; 35 MINUTE GAP IN RADIO TRANSCRIPTS; THIS IS THE FIRST LONG MESSAGE FROM ITASCA; THOMPSON RADIO TRANSCRIPTS SAY MESSAGE SENT AT 2015, MEANING PERHAPS THAT WAS THE END OF TRANSMISSION; MOST RECORDS INDICATE TIME FILED WAS 1940 LOCAL TIME. ITASCA ACKNOWLEDGES COM14 SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 702 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0750 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 2020 LITERAL: NPM V NRUI ZFU AR/ NO HEAR HIM /ZFU AGN/ TRANSLATION: ITASCA CALLING RADIO WAILUPE, SEND 'V'S UNTIL I BREAK YOU, WAITING; NO RESPONSE, SEND 'V'S UNTIL I BREAK YOU AGAIN SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 703 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0750 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 2020 LITERAL: WATCH RELIEVED BY GE THOMPSON RM3C. L G BELLARTS CRM TRANSLATION: WATCH OF BELLARTS, CHIEF RADIOMAN, RELIEVED BY GE THOMPSON, RADIOMAN 3RD CLASS SOURCE: ITASCA2 RECORD NO.: 952 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0752 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 2022 LITERAL: NPM UNRD DONT CUM BACK AT ME TRANSLATION: RADIO WAILUPE IS UNHEARD, DON'T COME BACK AT ME SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 704 DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0753 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 2023 LITERAL: RELIEVED BY GALTEN RM3C. NPM WITH P FERU- O HARE RM3C. TRANSLATION: RADIOMAN 3RD CLASS O'HARE RELIEVED BY GALTEN, RADIOMAN 3RD CLASS. STATUS: RADIO WAILUPE STANDING BY WITH PRIORITY FOR YOU. SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 705 TO: EVERYONE DATEZ: 07/03/37 TIMEBZ: 0756 DATEL: 07/02/37 TIMEBL: 2026 FREQUENCY: TIMEEZ: 0759 TIMEEL: 2029 LITERAL: ENGAGED IN REBDCT OF 37/ CQ, 600 TRANSLATION: ITASCA TO ANYONE: DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION FOR ME? SENT ON 600 KHZ SOURCE: ITASCA1 RECORD NO.: 706 Edited and Compiled by R. Jacobson Page 121