Subj : Morse Code
To   : Tom Walker
From : Roy Witt
Date : Tue Sep 12 2000 09:46 am

Hello Tom.

08 Sep 00 08:43, you wrote to Steve Bainbridge:


 SB>> It is the ITU, dinosaurs, who insist on morse. It will in the near
 SB>> future become, optional, for a full class A licence. These days with
 SB>> computer technology, anyone can send and receive morse from the
 SB>> computer, yet, don't know if it is true as the ITU won't tell me, it
 SB>> has to be sent manualy. I mean if the British Army, Navy and most
 SB>> of the RAF no longer use it, why should prospective amateurs
 SB>> have to learn it for either a class A, 12wpm or M5, 5wpm ?. Personal
 SB>> view only, but welcome comments

 TW>  Why shopld the Ham Community be Dictated to by the Military???

They're not.  The FCC does that, getting their que from the ITU agreements
and HAM community input.

 TW>  IT dosen't matter what they use or Do Not Use. The HAM community is
 TW> entirely  seperate and a Hobby.

Still, it's regulated by the FCC.

 TW> They can Decide through their respectiave country  Regulating
 TW> agencies and cover groups, Under the guideliens of international
 TW> Agreements, What is and Is Not Required to participate in the Hobby
 TW> cannot  they???

They do exactly that.  Back when MC was highly used for communications by
our military, the HAM community prided itself on it's readiness in case
they were needed.  WWII saw the results of that readiness.  Since our
military doesn't use MC/CW anymore....well, you know the rest.

 TW> AND presently Code Happens to be a Requirement in most countires.

Every country that subscribes to the ITU agreements has lowered the MC
requirements.  Eventually, MC will be phased out completely as a
requirement for licensing.


.... Ham radio + computers = no time + no money
--- Twit(t) Filter v2.1 (C) 2000
 * Origin: KB6PI's Antenna Farm * Santa Ysabel, CA * (1:10/22)

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