Subj : MORSE FOR @
To   : Al Kaiser
From : David Pratt
Date : Sat Sep 02 2000 12:32 am

Hello Al -

 >DP> I would suggest that di-dah-di-di-dah might be a possibility. That
 >DP> is the very old separation symbol (used to separate whole numbers
 >DP> from factions), but that has long since been superseded by the
 >DP> dash (dah-di-di-di-dah).

I should have said "dah-di-di-di-di-dah", of course - sorry for the typo.

 > Boy do I remember  "da-da-ditty-dah-dah", (as we used to call it), 
 > from my Navy Days.

That seems to have evolved to be understood as an exclamation mark nowadays, 
but officially it is listed as a comma.

 > May I suggest that you drop the ARRL an email.  They 
 > love to champion these things

You're joking, of course, Al.  I have e-mailed them about it, but all they can 
come up with is just sending "at".  I guess it needs a few more people 
requesting they do something about it.  Try e-mailing n1kb@arrl.org with copies 
to k1zz@arrl.org and w6rod@arrl.org

K1ZZ is secretary of IARU and Secretary of ARRL, and W6ROD is supposed to be 
ARRL International Affairs Vice-President.  I suspect their attitude is "don't 
rock the boat" as it will give them some work to do!

73

David

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