[TenTec] wither CW

[Bwana Bob]

Jim:

Very interesting. Please follow up on anything you might find. I read on 
a Special Ops web site that CW is still taught to the Spec Ops E8 "Commo 
guys". I also heard from a casual acquaintance that the navy is teaching 
some CW.

					73,

					Bob WB2VUF

Jim WA9YSD wrote:
> Rumor going around saying CW is coming back to the Navy.  Reason being during time of distress.
> 
> Think about it, a ship under water, flooded compartments.  How would you communicate escape routes SSB or RTTY?
> 
> The big bomb blast comes all communications down or destroyed, all you have is a generator and an AM FM radio how do you communicate, SSB or RTTY?  You build a spark gap.
> 
> Now that all there are is radios with SSB, RTTY and Digi.  No one will know CW or have a purpose to learn it.
>  
> Stay on course, fight a good fight, and keep the faith.  Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
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