[Fists] MARS and CW

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Well, they all got what they wanted. This sure ain't the time to start 
yellin' "wolf". Maybe the NCI or shack on the belt folks will step up and 
save the day if needed............as was pointed out a long while back. 
There is always digital and sat com for backup. If it works so well, use it 
and quit whinin'....it's too late.......the water came in the porthole.
If you listen to the current morse skills on the bands now, the mode has 
turned into nothing more than a "sport" anyhow.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <nancy at tir.com>
To: <fists at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 12:54 PM
Subject: [Fists] MARS and CW


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> In case anyone hasn't seen this yet, I thought I would post it...
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> R 292200Z MAY 2008
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> FM CHNAVMARCORMARS WILLIAMSBURG VA
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> TO ALNAVMARCORMARS
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> INFO ZEN/CHIEF ARMY MARS FT HUACHUCA AZ
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> ZEN/CHIEF AIR FORCE MARS SCOTT AFB IL
>
> BT
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> UNCLAS
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> SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 06-08
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> A. DRAFT RADIOTELEGRAPH PROCEDURES
>
> 1. WHEN I ASSUMED THE CHIEF, NAVMARCORMARS POSITION IN NOVEMBER,
>
> 1997, WE WERE MORE THAN A YEAR INTO THE DOD MANDATED BAN ON CW ON
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> MARS FREQUENCIES.
>
>   A. SINCE THAT TIME THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION HAS, IN
>
> STEPS, ELIMINATED THE MORSE CODE REQUIREMENT FOR AN AMATEUR LICENSE.
>
> ALL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATORS KNOW THAT WHEN VOICE AND OTHER DIGITAL
>
> MODES SLOW TO A CRAWL OR BECOME UNUSABLE, CW CAN STILL BE USED.
>
>   B. I REMEMBER THE NORTHEAST ICE STORM SHORTLY AFTER I BECAME CHIEF
>
> AND THE UNNECESSARILY LENGTHY EFFORT BY ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
>
> TO RECEIVE ONE VOICE EEI FROM A NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND MEMBER WHOSE
>
> ANTENNA WAS COVERED IN ICE AND LYING ON THE GROUND. IT TOOK OVER AN
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> HOUR WHEN CW COULD HAVE HANDLED IT IN A FEW MINUTES.
>
>   C. AS MORE AND MORE OF OUR MEMBERS ENTER MARS WITH NO MORSE CODE
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> EXPERIENCE, I AM AFRAID THAT WE WILL SOON LOSE THAT SKILL SET IF WE
>
> DON'T DO SOMETHING.
>
> 2. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, AREA AND REGION
>
> DIRECTORS ARE AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH CW TRAINING AND TRAFFIC NETS IN
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> THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS AND REGIONS. ALL STATE DIRECTORS ARE STRONGLY
>
> ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN CONDUCTING TRAINING IN CW ON THEIR TRAFFIC AND
>
> TRAINING NETS.
>
> 3. SINCE THE RADIOTELEGRAPH PROCEDURES WERE ELIMINATED BEFORE TEH
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> PUBLICATION OF NTP 8(C), REF A WILL BE POSTED UNDER THE DOCUMENTS TAB
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> ON THE NATIONAL WEB PAGE SOON. USE THESE DRAFT PROCEDURES UNTIL A
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> FINAL TRI-SERVICE MARS PROCEDURE FOR RADIOTELEGRAPH IS DEVELOPED AND
>
> PROMULGATED.
>
> 4. MARS: TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING.
>
> BT
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