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Old August 8th 06, 01:16 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna,rec.radio.amateur.policy,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
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Default If you had to use CW to save someone's life, would that person die?

On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 17:51:14 -0400, "L." wrote:

I once seen a copy of the "code" used by other countries. There were
"some" - if not many differences.


Because there are some differences in alphabets.

I also seen a copy of "supposedly" the old
west code - used .......... Man, what a difference - IF ALL WERE TRUE - that
is


That's American Morse, as opposed to International Morse, which is
used on the air. American Morse is composed of dots, dashes and
spaces. (Spaces are parts of the letters, not just the spaces between
them.) International Morse uses just dots and dashes - the spaces are
just spaces.