Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]US Navy still teaches weather-guessers how to tune radio receivers and to operate tele-type though that technology ceased to be used about 15 years ago. It's the most reliable method of pulling down data anywhere in the world. We had a radioman assigned to our division back on the boat who had to be able to receive weather data in Morse code. Never used him for that purpose except in yearly qualification drills. Philip -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+photo.forrest=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+photo.forrest=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of grduprey@mchsi.com Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 1:03 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] sweet barking cheese! Kyle, Actually we are the last to drop the code requirement, all other countries have dropped it some years ago. Actually after dropping the code for communications several years ago, the US Navy has reinstated it as a required mode of transmission. Seems it is the only reliable mode in poor conditions. gene -------------- Original message from "Kyle Cassidy" <kcassidy@asc.upenn.edu>: -------------- > am i correct in understanding that amature radio suddenly has no morse code > requirement any longer?! first film, now this? next week, we'll be gnawing one > anothers bones, squatting in piles of rags and filth, grunting at the moon. > > what has happened to this country? > > kc > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information