Subj : Morse test, to be or not to be?
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Steve Bainbridge
Date : Sat Jun 23 2001 05:38 pm

Hi


 >> it is 99% certain that the WRC2003 conf will scrap
 >> morse for full access.

 > That may be a bit too optimistic. I say 50%.

 >> Why 2003 I will never know. It wwould be so easy for each
 >> countries radio regulatory body to scrap it now, just like
 >> they have lowered the 12wpm to 5wpm,

 > The bottleneck is art. S25 of the Radio Regulations.
Yes, I have a copy of S25, and it states that morse is to be sent by hand and 
received by ear. Which means of course that you can't use a computer, yet, if 
you do pass the morse test, there is nothing to satop you sending by any method 
you choose.
I send/receive morse on 6mtrs using a computer.
Don't get me wrong, I think morse is very usful, and no doubt it will always be 
used by the die hards, but with things like PSK31 ect and computer progs, 
manual morse is a dying art.


73,s

Steve M1SWB

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