Subj : Morse test, to be or not to be?
To : Richard Town
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Mon Jul 09 2001 03:26 am
Hi Richard,
> MvdV> They may have used it in the Gulf war. Note that that
> MvdV> already is a decade into the past...
>
> You'll just have to accept that it is used for reasons of
> it's virtual impossibility to intercept
I'll accept any use made of morse. I think however that choosing it for it's
difficulty to intercept is a mistake. There are many state of the art
techniques that are far more difficult to detect, let alone intercept than
plain old morse.
> especially if used with Picolo
What is Picolo?
> MvdV> The official point of view of the RDR (the Dutch
> MvdV> equivalent of the FCC) is that there is no
> MvdV> compelling reason to maintain the morse test as
> MvdV> part of the exam since their are no other services
> MvdV> left that use morse.
>
> Except between persons of course...
Apparently the official point of view is that this does not exist except in the
amateur service.
> MvdV> I gather many governments have taken a similar stance by now.
>
> Many governments have a vested interest in channelling all
> personal comms via interceptable routes
I am aware oif that, but I fail to see how this is relevant to the matter at
hand.
