[Noisebridge-discuss] CQ CQ CQ de KA6RCQ

[Rachel McConnell]

I seem to recall hearing that Morse code is no longer a requirement for
getting a ham license.  I presume that it's still useful for actually
talking to other hams, many or most of whom are probably still using it?

Rachel

Mitch Altman wrote:
> Morse code would be fun to get good at again.  I used to be able to do
> 20wpm pretty well.  Playing with others would be a good way for all of
> us to learn and become proficient.
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> Mitch.
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>> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:30:17 -0800
>> From: josh at joshisanerd.com
>> To: maltman23 at hotmail.com
>> CC: michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com; noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] CQ CQ CQ de KA6RCQ
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>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 12:39:24PM -0800, Mitch Altman wrote:
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>> > Starting a Noisebridge ham class might generate a bunch of interest
>>
>> I'd definitely be interested in coming; I've had the first Radio Shack
>> licensing book kicking around for a few years now, but still haven't
>> gotten into it.
>>
>> Relevant tangent: the first thing I built at noisebridge was an
>> arduino sketch that decodes Morse code to ASCII and stuffs it into a
>> buffer. It then looks for a password match in there, and drives a
>> digital output when it finds .
>>
>> The relevance: I have a good starting point on an arduino-based morse
>> trainer, if anyone would be interested in collaborating. My morse is
>> awful, and I don't really know how fast to make dits/dahs, etc.
>> Having someone who is fluent in morse and knows what they'd want in a
>> trainer would be really helpful. Any of the hams interested?
>> --
>> Josh Myer 650.248.3796
>> josh at joshisanerd.com
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