Subj : Morse test, to be or not to be?
To   : Richard Town
From : Steve Bainbridge
Date : Sat Jun 30 2001 03:36 pm

Hi Richard



 SB>> Don't get me wrong, I think morse is very usful, and no doubt it will
 SB>> always be used by the die hards,

 > And those that appreciate its simplicity and minimal
 > bandwidth

 SB>> but with things like PSK31 ect and

 > How much bandwidth and how much kit is needed?
Very little bandwidth, all you need is Winpsk and a soundcard in your computer. 
I tried it, receive only, on 14Mhz and it worked 100%.

 SB>> computer progs, manual morse is a dying art.

 > Which death will be hastened by those who say it's dying
 > Are there any repeaters that don't use morse for
 > identity?
Not that I know of. I very rarely use repeaters, sort of defeats the whole 
object of AR :-)

73,s

Steve

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