Subj : Morse Code
To : STAN PHILLIPS
From : Roy Witt
Date : Tue Sep 05 2000 12:13 pm
Hello STAN.
02 Sep 00 23:05, you wrote to me:
RW> AB>> but I think it's important to recognise it's potential as a
RW> AB>> fall-back system.
RW>>
RW>> Maybe 100 years from now, somebody will make a war movie where a
RW>> platoon is cut off from headquarters and their radio is broken.
RW>> Pretty soon some old Master Sargent remembers his great grandpappy
RW>> taught him enough Morse Code to be dangerous. So he rigs a switch
RW>> to the finals and uses a couple of empty cartridges for the make and
RW>> break. He's all set up and sending code, but the people at
RW>> headquarters don't have the slightest clue what that clickety clack
RW>> interfering noise is in their speaker...
SP> WHich is a good example as to why knowlege of it should be retained
SP> ;-)
LOL! I guess.
RW> AB>> Even if you can't modulate a carrier for some reason - if you
RW> AB>> can oscillate, you can communicate.
RW>>
RW>> {:)
SP> Code is often sent by a light source. (including flashlights)
Only if you have one of those with the momentary button. I could never
get those slide switches to work 100% the way it should to generate
intelligable code.
... Happiness is a warm valve......!!!
--- Twit(t) Filter v2.1 (C) 2000
* Origin: KB6PI's Cantina * Santa Ysabel, CA (1:10/22)
