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Article #9015Re: morse code
From: Lyndon Nerenberg
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 1990 18:12
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 1990 18:12
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henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
>> Say, why do people use morse nowadays anyway?
>For conformance with antiquated regulations, because they're old-fashioned,
>or because they're stranded on a desert island which is well-supplied with
>analog electronic parts but has no digital parts. Morse is basically
>obsolete, since digital modulation techniques are far superior at punching
>clean signals through noise.
Conformance with regs has nothing to do with it. Nobody will force you
to go anywhere near a key after you get your license. Besides, some of
us *like* CW.
You know, if I changed the above question to:
Say, why do people use 16 bit architectures nowadays anyway?
your answer would still apply. Come on, Henry - you've only had a
"no code" computer for a year or so :-)
--
Lyndon Nerenberg VE6BBM / Computing Services / Athabasca University
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!lsuc!atha!aupair.cs.athabascau.ca!lyndon From: lyndon@cs.athabascau.ca (Lyndon Nerenberg) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio Subject: Re: morse code Message-ID: <516@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> Date: 17 Dec 90 18:12:45 GMT References: <1990Dec12.231058.23895@engin.umich.edu> <1990Dec14.012315.7858@zoo.toronto.edu> Organization: Athabasca University Lines: 26