[KYHAM] Why CW

Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:06:59 -0500

Dude whut be yo'  rappin' about? Da morse code be some fah' betta' way t'
communicate wit' otha's dan 'esploitin' yo' mout'. Do yo' ass not know dat
all
spaich comes out da  same beep beep beep when 'esploitin' dat key?

Steve
N4LQ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N4AOF" <[email protected]>
To: "Ky Ham Mail List at QTH.net" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [KYHAM] Why CW

> I have heard this same really silly claim made repeatedly.
>
> But, guess what...
>
> C W    I S    S T I L L    S E N T    O N E    L E T T E R    A T    A
> TIME    T O    S P E L L   O U T    W O R D S    A N D    T H O S E    W
> O R D S    A R E    S T I L L    I N    S O M E    L A N G U A G E.
>
> Unless you are willing to have a QSO entirely made up of Q-Signals,
> Prosigns, and Callsigns, CW does absolutely nothing to work arround
> language barriers.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> One mission of amateur radio is to enhance international goodwill.  CW
> achieves this in two ways. It gets around language dialect and cultral
> barriers.
>
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