[CW] Morse testing
W8OKN
w8okn at charter.net
Tue Dec 19 08:06:54 EST 2006
If the government tried to hire me for radio communication (including being a CW op), I would have a hard time turning it down. I'd love to spy on the "bad guys."
>From the desk of W8OKN, northern Michigan
---- Stan Barr <stanb at dial.pipex.com> wrote:
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Hi,
D. Chester said:
> But how long before someone will holler "national security" and propose to
> make CW illegal because so few people can read it. Some of that CW traffic
> might be terrorist communication.
The (British) GCHQ - our communications "spooks" - still hire cw operators,
presumably the NSA does too. :-)
OTOH when the supply of ex-seagoing and military ops runs out things might
be different...guvmint jobs for hams perhaps?
--
Cheers and 73,
Stan Barr G0CLV G-QRP 3369 g0clv at dial.pipex.com
"Never leave well enough alone." - Raymond Loewy
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