[TenTec] [Fwd: FCC ELIMINATES CW EXAM]

[Bwana Bob]

I know this is off-topic, but I can't resist. What you discuss was 
already in the movie "Independence Day". In the movie, aliens attack the 
earth. Nothing can stop them and they knock out all of our satellites. 
We devise a way to upload a computer virus to the alien ships that will 
disable their defenses. Once their defenses are down, a coordinated 
world-wide air strike is required, but how to coordinate it? The answer, 
articulated proudly by the chairman of the JCS is morse code! The scene 
cuts to a room with a row of operators pounding away at straight keys.

The film is worth it for that one scene!

By the way, U.S. Special Forces are still trained in cw. They could tell 
you about it but then they'd have to kill you.



Happy Christmas!  Happy Hanukkah!

					73,

					Bob WB2VUF

M. P. Haynes wrote:
> Don,
> 
> In the comic strip "Brewster Rocket-Space Guy" today he was playing video
> games shooting down satellites only to be told that he had shot down all
> of earth's satellites because it was a real weapon and not a video game! 
> Maybe we can prove CW's worth sooner than you think!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Pat-K4BEH
> 
>  
> On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:09:35 -0400 VE1BN <ve1bn at eastlink.ca> writes:
>> Bet CW will come in mighty handy when satellites, etc 
>> get shot down someday.....
>>
>> 73 all -  Don
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