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On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 23:44:46 GMT, Slow Code wrote:

Ian Jackson wrote in
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There was recently a thread here on the subject of whether morse had
saved any lives recently. Well it has in the UK!

Have a look at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/6070444.stm

"Torch used in Morse code rescue.
Coastguards in Hampshire have rescued a sailor who used his torch to
flash an SOS message in Morse code."

Ian.


Boy, Lenny Anderson is going to be ****ed. That's not the sort
of CW news he likes to hear. Lucky for the sailor there was
still someone out there that knew code.
no CW involved SC you lose again

SC
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HUH? Morse is Morse regardless if it is done with a key, a Navy ship's
lamp, a flashlight, or it is pecked out with a hammer or stick!! ... ---
....! It DID save someone's life and a sinking boat...well, maybe not the
boat!

If someone taps out code, it may not be Continuous Wave Telegraphy, but it
is still the same principle.


J