Subj : Morse Code
To : Roy Witt
From : Andy Ball
Date : Tue Sep 05 2000 09:04 am
Hello Roy!
RW> According to a friend of mine, who's a HAM (K7DCG) and
> a (retired now) Coast Guardsman, they quit using morse
> code and went digital in the early eighties. His last
> job with the CG was as a radio station manager on our
> Point Loma CG radio station here in San Diego.
Well, he certainly ought to know! =o) I can understand
the logic behind switching to a (computer) digital system for day-to-day use,
but I hope they still monitor for Morse distress signals if nothing else.
RW> As you know, the requirements are being phased out in
> the FCC testing.
Things certainly point that way (5 WPM and all that).
Have the FCC said that they will eventually eliminate the requirement?