LF: Re: RE: Morse code lifeline

["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 22^nd January 2009

 

The Daily Telegraph   A British national newspaper.----22^nd 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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