Gary KW4Z wrote:

Amateur Radio though is the
last bastion for the code, I believe, as the Commercial Radiotelegraph
license became obsolete years ago for the maritime service

There's still something called a RadioTelegraph Operators Certificate
(as opposed to a Permit or License), which requires 20 wpm. "Examinees
must copy by ear and send by hand plain text and code groups in the
international Morse code",
http://wireless.fcc.gov/commoperators/exam.html.

Are there any radiotelegraph stations still in operation?