My reading of the message is that Morse code is "authorized" NOT mandated. It seems a reasonable decision for a organization often dependent on volunteers, if they want to use it.. let'em. MARS will continue to use MT63, ALE, PSK, and many other digital modes.
Andy K3UK --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "David Little" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Isn't this just precious. . > > The move is divisive, and obviously geared toward attrition. Navy seems to > be leading the charge > > Chief NAVMARMARS managed to honor tradition, and managed to make policy move > back toward the stone age. > > Nice tantrum. > > What a comfort. > > I will sleep better at night. > > For those that haven't followed the media campaign, MARS is moving toward a > Customer-Based Emergency Communications organization. > > Since they are now involved directly with TSA and other Gov't ESFs, it seems > only logical that they should try to pass their customer's traffic in CW. > > After all, it is more common than Latin, and all of their customers will > certainly be able to copy. > > Further note, I don't think he really views CW as a last resort. > > . > > David > KD4NUE > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Sholto Fisher > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 1:16 AM > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [digitalradio] CW - last resort? > > > > Here's some food for thought for digimode only ops..... > > DE NNN0ASA ZUJ CMB06-08: > RR NOALL > DE NNN0ASA 050 > R 292200Z MAY 2008 > FM CHNAVMARCORMARS WILLIAMSBURG VA > TO ALNAVMARCORMARS > INFO ZEN/CHIEF ARMY MARS FT HUACHUCA AZ > ZEN/CHIEF AIR FORCE MARS SCOTT AFB IL > BT > UNCLAS > SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 06-08 > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > PUBLICATION OF NTP 8(C), REF A WILL BE POSTED UNDER THE DOCUMENTS TAB > ON THE NATIONAL WEB PAGE SOON. USE THESE DRAFT PROCEDURES UNTIL A > FINAL TRI-SERVICE MARS PROCEDURE FOR RADIOTELEGRAPH IS DEVELOPED AND > PROMULGATED. > 4. MARS: TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING. > BT > NNNN > > DE NNN0ASA QRU AR > > (taken from a post by K4OSO on the FISTS reflector) > > 73 Sholto > KE7HPV. >
