Subj : Morse Code
To   : Roy Witt
From : Andy Ball
Date : Tue Sep 05 2000 09:04 am

Hello Roy!

  RW> According to a friend of mine, who's a HAM (K7DCG) and
    > a (retired now) Coast Guardsman, they quit using morse
    > code and went digital in the early eighties.  His last
    > job with the CG was as a radio station manager on our
    > Point Loma CG radio station here in San Diego.

    Well, he certainly ought to know! =o)  I can understand
the logic behind switching to a (computer) digital system for day-to-day use, 
but I hope they still monitor for Morse distress signals if nothing else.

  RW> As you know, the requirements are being phased out in
    > the FCC testing.

    Things certainly point that way (5 WPM and all that).
Have the FCC said that they will eventually eliminate the requirement?

Regards,
  - Andy.

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