Re: Good bye cruel world.

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Jul 1, 6:49=A0am, nick markowitz <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Jun 29, 12:29=A0pm, "vssdoug" <vssd...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > "Frank Kurz" <t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > > On 29/06/2011 4:21 AM, terryT@resx wrote:
> > >> On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:29:24 -0700, Frank Kurz<t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> > >>> On 28/06/2011 6:27 AM, petem...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >>>> As in the lyrics in pink floyd album the wall I say farewell to yo=
u
> > >>>> all..
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> > >>>> I am pretty bored of all this in here and I am pretty busy with my
> > >>>> hobby
> > >>>> (ham radio) up to a point where I can no longer follow the group d=
ay by
> > >>>> day..
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> > >> Ham radio? =A0That's the new CB radio since they took away the code
> > >> requirement.
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> > > At least he won't have to worry about spelling. =A0:-)
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> > I'm not really sure that Pete was ever worried about spelling.
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> > Doug
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> They have not used Morse code in =A0the oceans for many years now =A0its
> basically dead.. Ham Radio still requires a test unlike CB and you
> would be surprised how many can not even pass novice level.
> That said it did not help that the shit shack and other sold ham
> radios to those with no ham license. but One thing Ham radio polices
> it self so you do not have the wild west that CB is. which it self is
> pretty dead except for truckers construction sites and in country
> where its the hill billy cell phone.-

I still remember my Morse code from my Navy days. Certainly not as
fast anymore. I have a little app on my desktop to practice every once
in awhile.

I saw a demonstration on TV awhile ago. They had two people send the
same message ... one  sending a text message on a cell phone and
someone sending it using Morse code. Code was done in half the time.

So much for modern technology.

It's just too bad you can't find a cell phone with a butterfly key on
it.