Iitoi wrote:
Wrote:

It's also a wonderful thing to hear people of all
ages on the ham
bands, working each other regardless of age, gender,
race, religion,
etc., without prejudice or classification by same.

Morse Code and the
"data modes" are better for this than voice.

Why are those modes "better" than voice?

I think you misunderstand.

Voice modes give all sorts of information about the speaker's
age, gender, ethnicity, etc., which are not immediately
obvious with Morse Code or "data modes".

Seems that a voice conversation, under almost every
circumstance, would
lead to a richer exchange of information and better interperson
understanding than either Morse or "data" modes.

Why?

Voice modes can cause the listener to focus more on who is talking and
how they are talking, rather than what is being said.

Voices naturally
convey emotion and mood, allow an almost continuous range of
emphasis,
and can use different inflection to add subtle but important
syntactic
variations to many words.

Those features can also be a weakness of voice modes.

None of this is possible in Morse or "data"
modes, except in some very crude ways such as emoticons.

Which means the sender must concentrate on what is sent, not how it is
sent.

73 de Jim, N2EY

No, I understand very well. In fact, that's my point. Voice conversations inherently provide more information, just as you point out.

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"who is talking" and "how they are talking" are often (if not always) as important in understanding "what is being said".

Consider this question: "How much should I take off?" Suppose the questioner was your barber discussing your hair, or a romantic partner discussing her attire, or car salesperson discussing price discounts. Clearly the meaning of that query is wildly different depending on "who is talking and how they are talking".

Since those factors serve to amplify and refine the simple "bare" words, adding a layer of "richness", they are a strength (not a weakness) of voice conversation over the terse exchange of Morse or "data" signals.

In summary, "What is being said, who is saying it, and how they are saying it" will always lead to a richer conversation than just "what is being said".

The Man in the Maze
QRV at Baboquivari Peak, AZ