Trying to find old story: radio waves = angels carrying messages

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around identifying a short story from the 1960s that features radio wave communications interpreted as angels carrying messages. The scope includes literary references and personal recollections related to science fiction narratives.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • The original poster recalls a story involving a sea journey and radio waves interpreted as messages from angels.
  • One participant suggests the 1950s movie "The Next Voice You Hear" as a potential match for the story.
  • Another participant expresses that the movie is not the story they were looking for but mentions they found the story in question.
  • There are suggestions to search for scenes from the movie on Google and YouTube.
  • A participant proposes closing the thread due to a lack of responses identifying the original story.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the identification of the story, and multiple views regarding the relevance of the suggested movie remain. The discussion appears unresolved regarding the original story's identification.

Contextual Notes

There are limitations in the recollections shared, including the potential for misremembered details and the reliance on personal interpretations of the story's themes.

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I wonder if anyone could help me identify a short story I read back in the 1960s. It might have been in an old (1950s) copy of Astounding Science Fiction magazine.

I think the story involved a sea journey but the main thing I recall is that that radio wave communications was interpreted as angels carrying messages.`
 
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Steve4Physics said:
Thanks @jedishrfu . Unfortunately, that's not the story I had in mind. But I found it meanwhile.

[Moderator's note: edited due to copyright issues.]
Care to share? I'm interested!
 
Search for The Next Voice You Hear with google. There are snippets of scenes available on youtube.

and youtube has a version you can buy or rent.

 
I think its a good time to close this thread as no one has come forward with what the OP was looking for.
 

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