Hi TOm,

TOM WALKER wrote in a message to JOE BRUCHIS:

JB>Does anyone actually use morse code very much, these days?

TW> As a commercial message transmission system very FEW. But it is
TW> Alive and Wel li nthe Ham Community but slowly declining as the Old
TW> Timers die off.
TW> BUT without a Doubt is is the BEST way to pass emergency traffic in
TW> times of high Interference. IT gets through better than any other
TW> method.
INdeed, I passed some emergency traffic for the hospitals I served via 80
meters using the code when voice would have been impossible due to the high
static levels.  SUmmertime on 80 meters, yum, lots of fun to try to copy
through that .  Morse code was most effective.   Granted, only two
messages using the code, most I transmitted used good old single sideband
voice but ...

WHen you need it, you need it!!!



Regards,
           Richard
... Amazing how much tape is on a 10" reel when it's not.
--- timEd 1.10.y2k+