Subj : Morse test, to be or not to be?
To   : Richard Town
From : Roy Witt
Date : Tue Jul 17 2001 02:07 pm

Hello Richard.

16 Jul 01 11:30, you wrote to me:

RT>> Yes there are.  Marine HF FSK RTTY coast stations do their Idents in
RT>> morse
RW>> Obviously, they'd need some method of IDing.  With RTTY, that's a
RW>> given. When they discontinue the use of RTTY and begin using digital
RW>> communications, morse IDing probably won't be there.

RT> Erm, RTTY is digital

If you insist.

RT>> Reduced, but MIL and marine still use it as detailed in previous
RT>> posts
RW>> Not here.  Perhaps England is taking a back seat to modern
RW>> technology.

RT> UK takes a forward seat in winning conflicts.

Got any handguns in your house?

RT> With or without our friends' assistance

:o)


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