e Titanic disaster, however, moved public andcongressional opinion against the amateurs’ unrestricted access totransmiing. e loss of so many lives, when there were ships near enoughto rescue the survivors had they only had wireless onboard, drove home theneed to require wireless equipment and at least two operators on all ships.
I, being a Titanic fanatic, did not know this. I love reading about how this disaster changed rules in the maritime industry, but to learn that it also affected amateur's transmitting abilities is interesting.