Subj : Re: Morse Code
To   : TOM WALKER
From : STAN PHILLIPS
Date : Wed Sep 06 2000 03:40 pm

TW>  AB> behind switching to a (computer) digital system for day-to-day use,
TW>  AB> but I hope they still monitor for Morse distress signals if nothing
TW>  AB> else.
TW> 
TW>  Well they Don't. The old CW system is totaly shut down and the frequencies
TW> are no longer monitored.

That is not fully true yet.  While the coastguard services no longer
monitor, there are still some ships around the world that
have the old 500KHZ gear running.  Who would hear a mayday?
Possibly only another ship that is still running the older gear. 

I wonder how a ship in the middle of the Pacific would transmit a
'mayday' if  there was a disaster (such as activity from the Sun)
that put all the satellites out of commision?


All the best.
Stan

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