Return-Path: Received: (qmail 2552 invoked from network); 4 May 2000 21:01:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by teachers.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 4 May 2000 21:01:17 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12nSd3-0006Va-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 04 May 2000 21:53:49 +0100 Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] ident=root) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12nSd2-0006VU-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 04 May 2000 21:53:48 +0100 Received: from oemcomputer (man-105.dialup.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.40.135]) by irwell.zetnet.co.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3/Debian/GNU) with SMTP id VAA24579 for ; Thu, 4 May 2000 21:53:28 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: irwell.zetnet.co.uk: Host man-105.dialup.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.40.135] claimed to be oemcomputer Message-ID: <000601bfb60a$e3245300$8728f7c2@oemcomputer> From: "John Rabson" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <002701bfb608$c40c5780$0ee11ac3@g4jnt> Subject: LF: Re: Re: MORSE SUBSTITUTE Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 21:53:53 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Talbot To: Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 9:38 PM Subject: LF: Re: MORSE SUBSTITUTE > My problem with Morse (I did use it once upon a time) is getting the words > down onto paper these days. After 15 years of using word processors for > everything, I've forgotton how to hand write fast enough... Why write? Treat Morse as another language. I haven't taken QSOs verbatim(?) for over 30 years, just the essentials - RST etc. In any case, professional ROs used to take Morse at 27 words per minute on a typewriter, so you ought to be able to use a keyboard for the purpose. Give it a go anyway. 73 de John Rabson G3PAI