From: "Gary - G4WGT" <g4wgt@tiscali.co.uk>
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Subject: RE: LF: Re: RE: Morse code lifeline
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Alan, Mal,

Yes, same goes for me. I do agree with both the points that mal stated.

My education was quite different to today's standards & I also see very poor
grammar & spelling from younger people.

When I passed the morse code exam in 1983 I used the mode for about a year
but my failing was not to continue with it. After recently practicing in the
shack I find I can read 12wpm or a bit faster quite easily but I still have
the problem with my confidence sending. The old lady puts me to shame.

Gary - G4WGT.


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
[mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of Andy Talbot
Sent: 23 January 2009 18:32
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: Re: LF: Re: RE: Morse code lifeline

Oh dear, I have to agree with Mal for once.
I'm fully with you there on grammar and punctuation in modern usage.

I know of one teacher who refuses and returns any written work that
makes use of Text-ese.   It has made her unpopular with kids and some
other staff.

Andy  G4JNT
www.g4jnt.com



2009/1/23 mal hamilton <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>:
> Gary
> A shining example of what can be achieved especially by a disabled person
.
> It shows some radio amateurs up in a bad light!!!!!! on MF/LF some class A
> operators dont know a DIT from a DAH and I assume they are able bodied. It
> used to be that a class A amateur had an advantage over the general public
> by being able to converse in morse code, just like another language except
> it was totally international.
> Even a worse senario, a lot of persons today cannot write, the norm is to
> use a keypad and send text messages using some abbreviated gibbirish,
> grammar is not required, sort of pigeon english.
> G3KEV
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gary - G4WGT
> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 4:21 PM
> Subject: LF: RE: Morse code lifeline
>
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> Here is a video on the above subject at this link :-
>
>
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7843705.stm
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Gary - G4WGT.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
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> From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> [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 lifeline
>
>
>
> Extract from British national newspaper dated 22nd January 2009
>
>
>
> The Daily Telegraph   A British national newspaper.----22nd January 2009
>
>
>
> Quote-" A Pensioner who is almost completely paralysed has learned to
> communicate 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
> year-old mother to communicate using her knowledge of the code."
>
>
>
>  End of quote.
>
>
>
> 73  Mike GW4HXO
>
>
>
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