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From: ccopjss@cc.brunel.ac.uk (John Smith)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio
Subject: Re: morse code
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Date: 18 Dec 90 14:44:26 GMT
References: <1990Dec12.231058.23895@engin.umich.edu> <1990Dec14.012315.7858@zoo.toronto.edu> <1990Dec14.152659.8250@val.com>
Reply-To: ccopjss@cc.brunel.ac.uk (John Smith)
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>>In article <1990Dec12.231058.23895@engin.umich.edu> ssave@caen.engin.umich.edu (Shailendra Anant Save) writes:
>>>  Say, why do people use morse nowadays anyway?
>
>>For conformance with antiquated regulations, because they're old-fashioned,

The other remarks made by the various posters are all relevant and
(sometimes) humorous.

There is a point no-one seems to mention, the concept of "filtering
out the noisy".

Unfortunately it is not one hundred percent successful but it does
make a lot of difference.

Anyone who has listened to the quality of the conversations on both
amature radio bands and the so called "citizen"  radio bands have
noticed the difference in the mentalities involved.

As long as the difficulties of learning Morse code in order to
get a licence, continues to keep to a minimum the number of the
ignorant and foul mouthed types allowed to use certain frequencies
I have no doubt it will be used.

The days when in order to use radio communication one had to build
ones own transmitter ( and hence be intelligent) have (some might say
unfortunately) passed, and the result of allowing the only barrier
to this form of communication to be money or theft can be heard
on any CB channel. (shudder)

So let us hope that "the powers that be" keep obstacles such as
the technical exam and the morse code test, for the benefit of those
who can use radio sensibly.

I do not have an amature radio licence, but I know people who do
and on the whole they are better than the CB types who dont.

John.