Len Anderson wrote:
In article .com,
writes:
In later "polar keying" telegraphy, the current was either flowing
in one direction or flowing in the opposite direction. Two
states.
However, such "polar keying" (originally "polarized keying"),
those
are implemented as TRINARY since there is the state where no
current is flowing in the loop . . .
Welp then that means CW is a tertiary mode. Given a slice of RF
spectrum space in which CW is being transmitted there are actually
three states: Key down, key up and the noise between up n' down. OYeah,
the noise matters as a "state".
Morse code is definitely BINARY. Binary does not refer to the
time or duration of maintaining either of two states.
None of that really matters to any policy discussions. It matters
greatly to those chat-roomers or morse-bloggers who MUST fill
space with all kinds of miscellaneous dreck subjects reveling in
the sanctity, efficacy, nobility . . .
Sweetums for God's sake it's drek . . as in "Drek mit Leber" . .
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