From: utzoo!decvax!cca!hplabs!hao!csu-cs!kelly@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Title: Re: Too much
Article-I.D.: csu-cs.1913
Posted: Tue Nov 30 23:36:37 1982
Received: Sat Dec  4 03:13:45 1982
References: sri-unix.4498



It is not just isolated instances where CW has pulled the fat out of the fire
for radio ops. I about 4 years of search and rescue work in New Mexico, I can
remember at least 3 times that 2M HTs had their Mikes go out, and the hams used
touch tones to send their messages in CW, sometimes life-saving due to
the finding of injured victims, etc. Maybe the cold and snow contributed to
the loss of crystal mike elements, but the CW contributed to the timely arrival
of the team doctor. By the way, CW also served to keep relatively private information
from the press, who often were listening to the progress of searches on scanners.