[CW] DoD and Morse Code Ban

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

Here is a bit more information on the Assistant Secretary of Defense that 
issued the CW ban:

First Mr. Paige's photo and current job description:
http://www.umuc.edu/president/board/paige.html

Then Mr. Paige's listing in QRZ.com

Callsign: W2IPG   Class: General   Codes: HAI   USA
Name: EMMETT PAIGE, JR
Addr1: 122 CROSS FOXES DRIVE
Addr2: FORT WASHINGTON, MD 20744
Country: USA
Effective: 04 Mar 2005   Expires: 23 Mar 2008
FRN: 0005333059  What's this?
FCC: ULS Listing
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Coordinates: 38.752955     -76.981503
State: Maryland
County: Prince Georges
Grid: FM18ms
Area Code: 301
GMT Offset: -5
Time Zone: Eastern
Has DST?: Y
Birthday: 20 Feb 1931
QRZ Updated: 2005-03-05 08:00:02

73 - and a tip of the key to those that helped.

David N1EA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea at arrl.net>
To: <CW at mailman.qth.net>; <brasspounders at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 11:35 AM
Subject: [CW] DoD and Morse Code Ban


I found something - "better than nothing" but still not a copy of the letter
from Emmett Paige.

73

DR

DE AAA9A NR 047
R 181740Z AUG 97
FM CHIEF ARMY MARS/AAA9A AZ
TO ALL ARMY MARS MEMBERS AND STATIONS
BT
SUBJECT. CAM 45-97 (CW BAN WITHIN DOD MARS)
REF ARRL LETTER VOL. 16, NO. 32, AUGUST 15, 1997
1. AN ARTICLE HAS APPEARED IN THE ABOVE REFERENCE CONCERNING CW
OPERATION WITHIN MARS. THIS ARTICLE IS INACCURATE.
2. AS SPECIFIED IN THE 28 JUNE 1995 LETTER SIGNED BY THEN ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE EMMETT PAIGE, AND EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1996
"THE CW MODE OF COMMUNICATIONS WILL NO LONGER BE USED ON ANY
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) MARS CIRCUITS, NETWORKS, OR FREQUENCIES.
THEREFORE, CW IS TO BE RETIRED FROM USE WITHIN THE DOD MARS."
3. IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED THAT THIS POLICY IS STILL IN EFFECT AND WILL
BE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE TO THIS POLICY.
SGD CHIEF ARMY MARS
BT

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