"Roadie" wrote in message
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On Jun 19, 2:44 pm, wrote:
www.devilfinder.com Morse Airline Radios

Airline Pilots still have to know Morse Code.
cuhulin

The link only goes to a search engine.


Mr C seldom gives a link - just the devilfinder search engine

But from URL:
http://home.clara.net/rod.beavon/morse.htm


"Oddly, there is one high-tech industry where Morse code is still used:
airline pilots have to know it. Admittedly it is only at about 5 wpm, and
only three letters at a time. Beacons which radiate in the medium wave
region of the spectrum use three-letter identifiers sent very, very slowly
in Morse. NAVAIDS still use Morse."

Also see URL:
http://slashdot.org/articles/05/07/22/0255242.shtml

Sez "Navaids broadcast their identifier using Morse. That's how you verify
you've tuned in to the right facility."

Lamont (flew over a lot of em)