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Old March 3rd 07, 09:00 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.equipment
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Default Telegraphic codes are 165 years old

Let's honor it for its historic value and the impact it had on our
ancestors.
It was the world information highway for many many decades.
Let's keep the tradition as Amateur Radio operators do to this very day and
will continue to do so for many years to come.

Before you bash the code, read URL:
http://www.unesco.org/courier/1999_0...onnex/txt1.htm

You don't have to learn it or like it or even pass an Amateur Radio exam
requiring it, but all reasonable persons should respect it.

Your WWII Fathers and Grandfathers certainly did. As well as your WWI and
Civil War ancestors. The passengers on the Titanic would have appreciated
Maritime Laws concerning its mandatory use at sea.

CL - Navy Radio Operator and Amateur Radio licensee since 1977