Ham's care more about operating appliances than knowing how to save a lives.

:-(

David G. Nagel wrote:

Cecil Moore wrote:

Dirk wrote:

Ham's care more about operating appliances than knowing how to save a
lives.



How many times in the entire history of amateur radio
has a ham used CW to actually save a life? One would
think there would be a book full of examples by now.


A ham operator intercepted the SOS from the RMS Titanic.

Yep!! It happened once!

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On 12 Jul 2006 10:24:55 -0700, "an old freind"
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if i was at my home station is no they would not die

and I am as no code as they come I down right hate the mode and yet y
pc and station is quite able to work cw as needed to save a life if it
was needed

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He apparently hates English too.

Bill, W6WRT

Dave wrote:
David G. Nagel wrote:
A ham operator intercepted the SOS from the RMS Titanic.

Yep!! It happened once!

If CW had not existed at the time, how would things have
turned out differently? If the present GPS-based system
had existed at the time, how would things have turned out?
Which system is presently inferior and virtually obsolete?
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

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Bill, W6WRT

There I fixed it for you

Uh oh! Now a battle of the troll-o-meters...
Really cute, Bill...I love it.

73, Steve, K9DCI
P.S. I tilted my monitor and I see that this movement is a little out of
balance on the sides. End-to-end balance is ok. Carefully turn the balance
weight on the right side in a little, then it'll sit on zero regardless of
the orientation...

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Bill, W6WRT

There I fixed it for you

Cecil Moore wrote:

Dave wrote:

David G. Nagel wrote:

A ham operator intercepted the SOS from the RMS Titanic.


Yep!! It happened once!


If CW had not existed at the time, how would things have
turned out differently? If the present GPS-based system
had existed at the time, how would things have turned out?
Which system is presently inferior and virtually obsolete?

C'mon Cecil, you've been licensed as long as I have. I Know you Know CW. Does
that mean we're virtually obsolete?

RE Titanic:

The same result would have happened. The ship hit an iceberg in poor visibility.
I don't think icebergs carry GPS transponders these days.

Now, the Titanic's GPS; does it have transponder capability? The older GPS units
do not. Anyway, after the crew slipped by the iceberg that ripped it open, the
radio op gets on the air and reports "SOS" or equivalent. The nearest ships
respond. Under conditions similar to 1914{?} the Titanic still sinks. Many
people still die. But, now we know to 20 feet exactly where the ship was when it
sank.

GPS won't make a difference. Neither will CW today.

I still enjoy CW.

Dave wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:


C'mon Cecil, you've been licensed as long as I have. I Know you Know CW. Does
that mean we're virtually obsolete?
not what make CW obseltete is that is out dated and all bu useless
serious comms

GPS won't make a difference. Neither will CW today.
meaning in light of the trolig title is useless

I still enjoy CW.
more power to you

Dirk wrote:

Ham's care more about operating appliances than knowing how to save a lives.

:-(


PLONK!

tom
K0TAR

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Bill, W6WRT

There I fixed it for you


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I think you just unplugged your trolltenna.

Bill, W6WRT