Return-Path: Received: from rly-mh07.mx.aol.com (rly-mh07.mail.aol.com [172.21.166.143]) by air-mh08.mail.aol.com (v121_r5.5) with ESMTP id MAILINMH081-be6497a079039b; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:08:40 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mh07.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMH076-be6497a079039b; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:08:19 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LQQRB-0004ks-Hl for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:07:25 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LQQRA-0004kj-Ky for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:07:24 +0000 Received: from smtp-out-3.talktalk.net ([62.24.128.233] helo=smtp.talktalk.net) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LQQR8-0007na-VQ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:07:24 +0000 X-Path: TTSMTP X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AhYFAGCVeUlOkLtJ/2dsb2JhbACCRSuBZ8gzhXM Received: from unknown (HELO mal769a60aa920) ([78.144.187.73]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP; 23 Jan 2009 18:07:13 +0000 Message-ID: <007701c97d85$6b497b70$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <005c01c97cbf$958ccc00$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> <008101c97d76$b4eb1d10$6401a8c0@asus> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:07:13 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=0.031,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: Re: RE: Morse code lifeline Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0074_01C97D85.6AF87540" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.2 required=5.0 tests=HTML_60_70, HTML_FONTCOLOR_UNKNOWN,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 ------=_NextPart_000_0074_01C97D85.6AF87540 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gary A shining example of what can be achieved especially by a disabled person .=20= It shows some radio amateurs up in a bad light!!!!!! on MF/LF some class A o= perators dont know a DIT from a DAH and I assume they are able bodied. It us= ed to be that a class A amateur had an advantage over the general public by=20= being able to converse in morse code, just like another language except it w= as totally international. Even a worse senario, a lot of persons today cannot write, the norm is to us= e a keypad and send text messages using some abbreviated gibbirish, grammar=20= is not required, sort of pigeon english.=20 G3KEV ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gary - G4WGT=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 4:21 PM Subject: LF: RE: Morse code lifeline Hi All, =20 Here is a video on the above subject at this link :- =20 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7843705.stm =20 Cheers, =20 Gary - G4WGT. =20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@black= sheep.org] On Behalf Of Michael Probert Sent: 22 January 2009 19:21 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: Morse code lifeline =20 Extract from British national newspaper dated 22nd January 2009 =20 The Daily Telegraph A British national newspaper.----22nd January 2009 =20 Quote-" A Pensioner who is almost completely paralysed has learned to comm= unicate with her son by knocking out Morse code with her thumb. Alan Jones, a former BBC technician, has devised a system to allow his 79=20= year-old mother to communicate using her knowledge of the code." =20 End of quote. =20 73 Mike GW4HXO =20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com=20 Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.12/1910 - Release Date: 1/22/200= 9 6:28 PM ------=_NextPart_000_0074_01C97D85.6AF87540 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Gary
A shining example of what can be achieved=20 especially by a disabled person . It shows some radio amateurs up in a bad=20 light!!!!!! on MF/LF some class A operators dont know a DIT from a DAH and I= =20 assume they are able bodied. It used to be that a class A amateur had an=20 advantage over the general public by being able to converse in morse co= de,=20 just like another language except it was totally international.
Even a worse senario, a lot of persons toda= y cannot=20 write, the norm is to use a keypad and send text messages using some abbrevi= ated=20 gibbirish, grammar is not required, sort of pigeon english.
G3KEV
 
----- Original Message -----
Gary -=20 G4WGT
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 4:21= =20 PM
Subject: LF: RE: Morse code=20 lifeline

Hi=20 All,

 

Here=20 is a video on the above subject at this link=20 :-

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7843705.stm

 

Cheers,

 

Gary=20 =96 G4WGT.

 

From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of Michael Probert
Sent: 22 January 2009 19:21
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: LF: Morse code=20 lifeline

 

Extract=20 from British national newspaper dated 22nd January=20 2009

 

The Daily Telegr= aph=20   A British national newspaper.----22nd January=20 2009

 

Quote=97=93 A Pensi= oner=20 who is almost completely paralysed has learned to communicate with her son= by=20 knocking out Morse code with her thumb.

Alan Jones, a forme= r=20 BBC technician, has devised a system to allow his 79 year-old mother to=20 communicate using her knowledge of the code.=94

 

 End of=20 quote.

 

73  Mike=20 GW4HXO

 


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