"AJ Lake" wrote in message
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Bob wrote:

CW /certainly/ isn't obsolete!

CW is quite obsolete in the commercial radio world. However I agree CW
still can be fun to use in the ham radio hobby.

I can make QSOs with just a few Watts...

I would agree that CW works better than most other modes under adverse
conditions. That's one of the reasons I've been using it for so many
years. My HOA required stealth antenna is a very poor radiator, and
even though I'm running 50 watts, my ERP is probably just a couple of
watts...

Actually, a lot of third world countries still use CW for distress calls,
but who wants to get pulled off course to rescue a bunch of boat people?