Subj : Morse test, to be or not to be?
To : Richard Town
From : Roy Witt
Date : Sat Jul 14 2001 12:58 am
Hello Richard.
07 Jul 01 16:20, you wrote to me:
RW>> I guess that's why there's no automated morse IDers on repeaters or
RW>> HF transmitters.
RT> Yes there are. Marine HF FSK RTTY coast stations do their Idents in
RT> morse
Obviously, they'd need some method of IDing. With RTTY, that's a given.
When they discontinue the use of RTTY and begin using digital
communications, morse IDing probably won't be there.
MvdV>> Note that the above is in the past tense. All other services have
MvdV>> stopped using morse. The military, aviation and marine services,
MvdV>> none of them uses morse any more.
RT> Reduced, but MIL and marine still use it as detailed in previous
RT> posts
Not here. Perhaps England is taking a back seat to modern technology.
... She Said if I didn't get off the radio she'd leave me, OVER!
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