"Dee D. Flint" wrote in message
gy.com...

"KØHB" wrote in message
link.net...
"Dee D. Flint" wrote

And it has the unique characteristic that
you can't take advantage of it until you
have acquired a basic skill level.

Unique? What's unique about Morse in that regard. There is no mode
which
you can use without some basic skill level in that mode.

73, Hans, K0HB

None of the other modes requires any skill at all beyond connecting the
pieces per the diagrams and typing on the keyboard or pushing a mike
button.
Although typing is a skill, it is not radio specific and the hunt & peck
typist gets by. Virtually anyone can put set up & run in an afternoon
once
they have acquired the equipment.

One can also use morse code with a "decoding" sheet to send and
recieve at very slow speeds,

The skill requirement to operate other
modes is insignificant.

The same can be said for morse...unless you want to operate at
other than a basic level. For some reason, this discussion always
seems to presume one must be code literate at speeds well above
even 5 wpm for code to be useful to anyone. If one can "hunt & peck"
via a keyboard, the same can be done for morse using a "cheat sheet"
to send and receive morse at slow speeds.

I've operated both RTTY and packet and other
digital modes and found them totally boring but I have had experience with
them and there simply is no specific skill required.

Even "hunt & peck" requires an ability to use the keyboard
at a very minimal level. You may not think that it is any
skill level at all, but it is.

Cheers,
Bill K2UNK