Subj : Morse test, to be or not to be?
To   : Richard Town
From : Roy Witt
Date : Sat Jul 14 2001 12:58 am

Hello Richard.

07 Jul 01 16:20, you wrote to me:

 RW>> I guess that's why there's no automated morse IDers on repeaters or
 RW>> HF transmitters.

 RT> Yes there are.  Marine HF FSK RTTY coast stations do their Idents in
 RT> morse

Obviously, they'd need some method of IDing.  With RTTY, that's a given.
When they discontinue the use of RTTY and begin using digital
communications, morse IDing probably won't be there.

 MvdV>> Note that the above is in the past tense. All other services have
 MvdV>> stopped using morse. The military, aviation and marine services,
 MvdV>> none of them uses morse any more.

 RT> Reduced, but MIL and marine still use it as detailed in previous
 RT> posts

Not here.  Perhaps England is taking a back seat to modern technology.


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