[CW] Morse code test

John Rippey [email protected]
Sat, 21 Jun 2003 09:36:46 -0400


Although I am not an "old hand" at CW like Greg, I agree that having a pool 
of skilled CW ops will serve the nation well. The trouble is, in this 
country we are not good at imagining large disasters and therefore do not 
prepare for them. But I would argue that having a number of CW ops 
available with low or medium power transceivers able to operate on 
emergency power would be a good thing to back up the usual communications 
emergency responders. A belt and suspenders approach.

So far as I know, CW is by far the most efficient and effective 
communications medium over medium and long distances, and it is likely to 
be there if everything else goes down.

73,
John, W3ULS