[Milsurplus] No More Morse Code?

[KA6UUP]

I did a quick search on Google and these are a few items I found.
Morse code is not dead yet!

http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/formulae/radio-operation/morse-code.php 


"The main area in which Morse is used today is for radio transmissions. 
While the requirement for ships at sea to be able to send Morse code 
distress signals ended on 31st January 1999, many other still use Morse. 
Some ships still use it as a cheaper option than the satellite
communications systems that are in general use now. Also some armed 
forces still use it as a last ditch form of communications."


http://www.astrosol.ch/networksofthecisforces/aboutmorsenetworks/index.html

"Like all armed forces the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) 
nowaday uses fast transmission modes via landlines and satellite for the 
vast majority of their communications. There is however still much 
traffic in Morse mode. Every listener sooner or later will hear one of 
the many Russian and Ukrainian tactical networks with messages of 5 
figure - or 5 letter groups. Most of them use Duplex mode on 2 day - and 
2 night frequencies and change their callsigns daily. Interception is 
rarely worth it, the stations cannot be assigned to a command post. The 
text of course is encrypted. We can decode the Morse code (write it 
down), but we can not decrypt the text (understand the contents)."

http://www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca/v3/engraph/jobs/jobs.aspx?id=277&bhcp=1
"Communicate inter-ship by ship/shore radio teletype, ship/shore 
satellite, voice and radio teletype, video conferencing, chat, 
facsimile, email, tactical international and administrative voice radio, 
flashing light (Morse code), flag signalling and semaphore"

http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/marpac/news/marpac_news_e.asp?id=240
"* Integral units include:all Canadian warships stationed on the West 
Coast; one of the Navy's three Fleet Schools, where sailors learn about 
everything from Morse code to high-tech weapon systems; the Naval 
Officer Training Centre, known as "Venture," where all naval officers 
receive their initial training; and the west coast Fleet Diving Unit, 
which, along with a range of services to the Fleet, provides explosives 
disposal and diving services to local police forces."

http://www.goarmy.com/JobDetail.do?id=174
"TRAINING

Job training for a Signals Intelligence Analyst requires 9 weeks of 
Basic Training, where you learn basic Soldiering skills. Then you will 
attend Advanced Individual Training that consists of 18 weeks of 
classroom training, including practice in operating radio equipment. 
Some of the skills you'll learn are:

    * Use of specialized radio receivers
    * Security operations
    * Morse code
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\http://www.goarmy.com/JobDetail.do?id=174
"RADIOMAN (RM)

School Code No. 30

SELECTION QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM TEST SCORES: GCT 50; SPELL 50; CLER 50; RADIO* 55.

PHYSICAL: Hearing in each ear must be 15/15 by whispered voice. Ears 
free from disease. Manual dexterity.

PERSONAL: No older than 28, unless experienced in code reception.

MISCELLANEOUS: Hobby as "Ham Operator," if code work included. Knowledge 
of typing desirable. H.S. experience desirable.

JOB DESCRIPTION

DUTIES: Sends and receives encrypted (codes and ciphers) and 
plain-language messages by radio. Receives messages in Morse code 
through earphones and records them by typewriter. Transmits with a 
telegraph key or microphone. May be required to make simple emergency 
repairs to receivers and transmitters. Must be familiar with the parts 
of Naval messages, including abbreviations and shortcuts (prosines, 
etc.); keeps a radio log. Stands watch in radio "shack".

EQUIPMENT USED: Radio telegraph, radio telephone, direction finder, 
typewriter. Radio repair tools, electrician's tools, testing meters.

TYPES OF BILLETS: All ships; radio stations ashore.