"Steve Robeson K4YZ" wrote

The day of the "universal translator" ala-Star Trek has yet to
arrive, and Morse Code can still help bridge that gap.

Steve,

I'm a great fan of the use of Morse code (small c), but the above statement is
pure bull****. Morse is just a way of encoding alpha-numeric characters, not a
bridge between languages.

Before you trot out the old rant about Q-signals and abbreviations, I'll remind
you that those Q-signals and abbreviations have the same meaning whether spoken,
sent as ASCII or Baudot signals, or waved over semaphore flags.

73, de Hans, K0HB