Re: [Phys-L] (no subject)

[brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

On 3/22/2020 3:29 AM, Bob Sciamanda via Phys-l wrote:
> When I was a boy of 14 I was a Ham Radio Operator. We built radio
> transmitters and chatted with others world wide.
> Now modern technology lets EVERYONE do this via the internet using
> facebook, etc and cell phones. We used both Phone and Morse Code. Now it is
> Voice and Texting!
>
> Bob Sciamanda
> Physics, Edinboro Univ of PA (em)
> treborsciamanda@gmail.com
> www.sciamanda.com
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It amuses me that I recently bought a low power HF CW transmitter/ 
receiver kit to build for ham radio field days.
 Long ago, it was necessary to test for 5 wpm morse if one flew, in 
order to identify Navaids - and this was about my limit!

 I hope that by using a text to morse converter into it - and using the 
inbuilt morse to text display, I could gain a few brownie points for a 
club which organizes the local field day - wherein participators are to 
be self-powered with brownie points for contacts and extra points for 
certain transmission modes. Though the kit is devoid of surface mount 
components which are fiddly, and even with the help of a board 
populating rig and magnifying glasses and a desk lamp, I expect it to be 
challenging.
I too built the kid crystal set, so what am I worrying about? <g>

Brian W