[Elecraft] Is CW a Language? OT

[Bill Coleman]

On Jan 14, 2006, at 10:21 PM, Sandy W5TVW wrote:

> The Amateurs and airplane pilots seem the only ones who still use it.
> (Yes, airplane pilots STILL have to use Morse to decode the aural
> identification of DME/VOR/NDB transmitters/beacons.)

Yeah, but for us pilots, we only have to decode a handful of letters  
repeated over and over. Plus, the morse is depicted on the chart and  
the speed is slow (like 5-8 WPM).

My instructors were impressed when I would identify VORs without  
looking at the chart....

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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