Im an EXTRA too also a VE and instructor, I really enjoy my group here, we are VERY involved in emergency operations!!
I dont think many people know morse code these days, apart from maybe some radio operators, I certainly dont and I dont think the masses do either.,
PS: The ham radio operators saved a lot of people durring the Katrina mess and the hurricane that hit puerto rica. Hams will be there when all other fails!! Have you noticed the First Net trailers being placed in position around the country now?
Forgive my ignorance, but what is CW? An alternative to Morse Code?Back in 1984 I got my novice license and as never good at CW. I can still send CQ and my call but that is about all.
CW is Morse code, it stands for Continuous Wave, which is the mode morse uses.Forgive my ignorance, but what is CW? An alternative to Morse Code?
Look up the CW Academy, it might help.Forgive my ignorance, but what is CW? An alternative to Morse Code?
I did that first before asking. I could not find anything there that told what "CW" meant.Look up the CW Academy, it might help.
LIKE I SAID...Here you go CW Academy – CWops
Sorry, missed that.LIKE I SAID...
I went there FIRST before asking the question.
To some degree yes. Now it is a more mission, or specialty training. To that end, normally SF and their supporting elements will learn it as required. It has been set aside by the conventional forces and replaced by digital frequency hopping communications, or as we inthe ham community call it, spread spectrum communications. CW is a far more efficient method to transmit, but that fact has been lost on the five sided building.do they still teach morse code in the military or Navaho language?
The Army has re-embraced HF analog comms both phone and CW as a back up means of communication. Nice to see them finally figure it out.To some degree yes. Now it is a more mission, or specialty training. To that end, normally SF and their supporting elements will learn it as required. It has been set aside by the conventional forces and replaced by digital frequency hopping communications, or as we inthe ham community call it, spread spectrum communications. CW is a far more efficient method to transmit, but that fact has been lost on the five sided building.
I am an Extra Class and am trying to learn morse code, though taking longer than I thought it would.... sigh.... But seriously I think it is very valuable to learn. It requires less power to get a CW signal out than a voice signal. I agree with @radigoon that since it isn't as popular as it once was, you can use it as a means of somewhat secure comms.Any Morse code ops here? I was wondering if anyone here has learned or learning code for prepping? What do you think the value of Morse code in SHTF or emergency situations?
Try the ARRL CD's. I used the cassette tapes back in the 90's to pass my code exam. However I am relearning it now due to a TBI. The best way to learn it is not to hear and say a letter, but to hear the sound and cadence for recognition. I know it sounds the same, but if you listen to someone sending CQ, you can distinctly recognize the letters by the sound. This eventually can hold true for all letters, numbers and pro signs.I am an Extra Class and am trying to learn morse code, though taking longer than I thought it would.... sigh.... But seriously I think it is very valuable to learn. It requires less power to get a CW signal out than a voice signal. I agree with @radigoon that since it isn't as popular as it once was, you can use it as a means of somewhat secure comms.
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