Jim:
Very interesting. Please follow up on anything you might find. I read on
a Special Ops web site that CW is still taught to the Spec Ops E8 "Commo
guys". I also heard from a casual acquaintance that the navy is teaching
some CW.
73,
Bob WB2VUF
Jim WA9YSD wrote:
> Rumor going around saying CW is coming back to the Navy. Reason being during
> time of distress.
>
> Think about it, a ship under water, flooded compartments. How would you
> communicate escape routes SSB or RTTY?
>
> The big bomb blast comes all communications down or destroyed, all you have
> is a generator and an AM FM radio how do you communicate, SSB or RTTY? You
> build a spark gap.
>
> Now that all there are is radios with SSB, RTTY and Digi. No one will know
> CW or have a purpose to learn it.
>
> Stay on course, fight a good fight, and keep the faith. Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
>
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