I am not sure of the current situation, but just a couple of years or so
ago, much 'third world' maritime traffic was still CW as it was cheap
and the equipment easily repaired etc. I doubt that has changed much.
We can all bemoan the fate of Morse code on the amateur bands but as
long as at least two of us can still read code, then there will always
be someone out there to work :-)
Trev G3ZYY
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Fred (FL)"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
I guess its a sign of the times. "Radio Rooms" are no
longer installed on major SS maritime vessels.
Weather
warnings, over HF, are no longer sent out by
government
stations to ships at sea. I suspect, CW intercepts of
clandestine stations are still being handled by a
few CW pros at a few agencies. Dittyboppers.
What ever happened to Gabriel Heater?
..... oh time is passing too fast. I just hope the
FCC continues to nurture the technical pros in the
ham community, this nation's technical guhrus!
Fred, FL
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