Restored 1937 radio transmitter gives researchers new lead in Amelia Earhart search
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Michael Natale
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A deep-sea exploration organization called Nauticos restored a 1937 radio transmitter identical to the one Amelia Earhart used on her ill-fated flight. By analyzing the radio's signal characteristics and propagation patterns, researchers have developed a new theory about where Earhart's plane may have gone down — west of Howland Island, in a different area than previously searched. This new lead, derived from understanding the actual transmission range and reception patterns of the period-era radio equipment, could finally help locate the missing Lockheed Electra that vanished in July 1937.
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One team has spent years looking west of Howland Island. Its newest lead comes from a strange place for a deep-ocean search: the airwaves.
In 2020, the deep-sea exploration and historical research organization Nauticos procured and restored a radio system identical to the one t
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