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Curt Christianson
Dan,
Good old fashioned Morse Code is still be the best medium to use under
extremely adverse conditions. (Lightning storms, other QRM, just plain
scarcity of bandwidth (code takes up essentially no bandwidth, although that
does change with Xmitting speed, but it's still of little consequence).
Morse code, crude as it may be will still get through when nothing will.
Don't mis-understand me, sometimes *nothing* can get through, including
code. A significant Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) can wipe out
communications of *all* types for thousands of miles. Once in a while, a
ham with a lot of patience and savvy, will get short bursts of communication
through using code.
Fun, fun , hobby. And if you aren't careful, a *very* expensive hobby, as
nobody homebrews their systems anymore, the biggest reason is we can't get
the parts.
--
HTH,
Curt
Windows Support Center
www.aumha.org
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http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AD0C7FF1-D449-4FD1-8911-F09F6E52DF9D@microsoft.com...
|I always thought MORSE Code was cool when I was a boy and even though I
never
| learned it I think it is a shame that it is being done away with now. I
| guess digital is the new wave of the future. Heck, with my tri-mode phone
we
| supposedly will not have any more analog signals or at least the FCC will
not
| require the wireless companies to continue to maintain their analog signal
| towers after February 2008. In addition, the era of analog is ending by
my
| favorite airplane the A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) with it titanium alloy
| armor and its Gatling Gun being updated from analog to digital
capabilities.
| Finally, I will continue to enjoy and use analog technology especially on
my
| old Roland MT-32 music card to play old and outdated but very fun games on
my
| old IBM 486 PC with DOS 5 and Windows 3.1 -- Notice how I put DOS
first ---
| <evil grin>
|
| "Curt Christianson" wrote:
|
| > Hi Tim,
| >
| > All right, ANOTHER ham. The *worst* thing the FCC ever did was lift the
| > code requirement. Learning the code takes a lot of dedication, which
showed
| > something serious about the applicant. It also served to keep out the
| > "lids"
| >
| > "No lids, no kids, no space cadets..."
| >
| > --
| > 73,
| > Curt (ex WBØDOU)-gonna get that thing back too!
| >
| > P.S. I would imagine there are a huge number of hams among us in these
| > groups.
| >
| > Windows Support Center
| > www.aumha.org
| > Practically Nerded,...
| > http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
| >
| > "Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in message
| > news:78ipg39elsm4jrevkuspic052el548glau@4ax.com...
| > | "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote:
| > |
| > | >Thanks for the note Bill.
| > | >
| > | >I know 73 is still in use, but the average person has no idea some
how
| > far
| > | >back some of our lingo goes. Even though I'm not licensed at the
moment,
| > | >I'll always feel like a ham.
| > |
| > | A lot of it goes back to when the only way to communicate on the air
| > | was by Morse Code. You'd generate dots and dashes just by turning the
| > | transmitter on and off, that's why it came to be called CW (Continuous
| > | Wave). Things like 73 and all the Q signals are abbreviations to try
| > | to speed things up in that incredibly low-speed world.
| > |
| > | And now you don't even have to know Morse to get a Ham license. The
| > | world is ending!
| > |
| > | Tim Slattery
| > | WD4PWG
| > |
| > | --
| > | Tim Slattery
| > | MS MVP(DTS)
| > | Slattery_T@bls.gov
| > | http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
| >
| >
| >
Good old fashioned Morse Code is still be the best medium to use under
extremely adverse conditions. (Lightning storms, other QRM, just plain
scarcity of bandwidth (code takes up essentially no bandwidth, although that
does change with Xmitting speed, but it's still of little consequence).
Morse code, crude as it may be will still get through when nothing will.
Don't mis-understand me, sometimes *nothing* can get through, including
code. A significant Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) can wipe out
communications of *all* types for thousands of miles. Once in a while, a
ham with a lot of patience and savvy, will get short bursts of communication
through using code.
Fun, fun , hobby. And if you aren't careful, a *very* expensive hobby, as
nobody homebrews their systems anymore, the biggest reason is we can't get
the parts.
--
HTH,
Curt
Windows Support Center
www.aumha.org
Practically Nerded,...
http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AD0C7FF1-D449-4FD1-8911-F09F6E52DF9D@microsoft.com...
|I always thought MORSE Code was cool when I was a boy and even though I
never
| learned it I think it is a shame that it is being done away with now. I
| guess digital is the new wave of the future. Heck, with my tri-mode phone
we
| supposedly will not have any more analog signals or at least the FCC will
not
| require the wireless companies to continue to maintain their analog signal
| towers after February 2008. In addition, the era of analog is ending by
my
| favorite airplane the A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) with it titanium alloy
| armor and its Gatling Gun being updated from analog to digital
capabilities.
| Finally, I will continue to enjoy and use analog technology especially on
my
| old Roland MT-32 music card to play old and outdated but very fun games on
my
| old IBM 486 PC with DOS 5 and Windows 3.1 -- Notice how I put DOS
first ---
| <evil grin>
|
| "Curt Christianson" wrote:
|
| > Hi Tim,
| >
| > All right, ANOTHER ham. The *worst* thing the FCC ever did was lift the
| > code requirement. Learning the code takes a lot of dedication, which
showed
| > something serious about the applicant. It also served to keep out the
| > "lids"
| >
| > "No lids, no kids, no space cadets..."
| >
| > --
| > 73,
| > Curt (ex WBØDOU)-gonna get that thing back too!
| >
| > P.S. I would imagine there are a huge number of hams among us in these
| > groups.
| >
| > Windows Support Center
| > www.aumha.org
| > Practically Nerded,...
| > http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
| >
| > "Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in message
| > news:78ipg39elsm4jrevkuspic052el548glau@4ax.com...
| > | "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote:
| > |
| > | >Thanks for the note Bill.
| > | >
| > | >I know 73 is still in use, but the average person has no idea some
how
| > far
| > | >back some of our lingo goes. Even though I'm not licensed at the
moment,
| > | >I'll always feel like a ham.
| > |
| > | A lot of it goes back to when the only way to communicate on the air
| > | was by Morse Code. You'd generate dots and dashes just by turning the
| > | transmitter on and off, that's why it came to be called CW (Continuous
| > | Wave). Things like 73 and all the Q signals are abbreviations to try
| > | to speed things up in that incredibly low-speed world.
| > |
| > | And now you don't even have to know Morse to get a Ham license. The
| > | world is ending!
| > |
| > | Tim Slattery
| > | WD4PWG
| > |
| > | --
| > | Tim Slattery
| > | MS MVP(DTS)
| > | Slattery_T@bls.gov
| > | http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
| >
| >
| >
