Subj : Da Di Dit  Dit - Rulz
To   : STAN PHILLIPS
From : Roy Witt
Date : Fri Aug 18 2000 10:08 am

Hello STAN.

13 Aug 00 17:49, you wrote to me:

 RW>> I belong to a (world-wide) group that advocates the relaxing and
 RW>> eventual end to the morse code requirements.

 SP> I hope that that this does not extend to relaxing and an eventual end
 SP> to the theory requirments!!

On the contrary, theory testing will have more questions than before.

 RW>> In fact, CW is dead throughout the entire world, except for the
 RW>> die-hards in Amateur Radio.

 SP> Not really, it is still in use with navigational beacons, and as ID
 SP> on most satellite transponders.

I believe you'll find that this only applies to Amateur Radio beacons and
satellites.

 SP> The use of code is increasing rapidly to communicate with physically
 SP> handicapped people.  Many hospitals are teaching code to these
 SP> patients.

Not here.  They're given 'personal' radios, which are popular with
shut-ins, hikers, hunters, fishermen, etc..

 RW>  SP>> What is the full name of the conference?
 RW>>
 RW>> Which reminds me, I have to update the echo rules. I had to kill
 RW>> that echo due to a lack of traffic.

 SP> It has been getting that way with the HAM sig's too!!

Actually, this echo is seeing more traffic than it's seen for the better
part of this year.


.... Ham radio + computers = no time + no money
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