On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:15:25 -0800, "Caveat Lector"
wrote:
Hi Ken -- ignore the nasty replies

I always ignore the crackpots; most have no lives and nothing to say
of value.

Well, NASA uses roger beep with its astronauts and ham repeaters use
them all the time, but call them courtesy tones. So I see no problem
with experimenting on SSB, especially with folks I know who have no
objection. Especially if the tone if not loud or extravagant.