Re: [Philmont]: One Giant Leap

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From: Mark R Alman (m-alman@raytheon.com)
Date: Mon Feb 10 2003 - 07:30:54 CST

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree, John.

Morse Code (good technology?) in this day and age is like speaking
Mandarin in a room full of Italian speaking folks. If you're able to
"transmit", but there's no one on the other end to "receive", what's the
point?

If I tried to introduce Morse Code to our Scouts, they'd be bored out of
their skulls. I'd rather teach them life skills and how to cook.

Just my 1/50 of a dollar. Gotta go now and go check on my chariot! Back to
PHILMONT talk.

YIS,

Mark Alman

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In a message dated 02/06/2003 10:05:23 PM Central Standard Time,
n0so@charter.net writes:

 On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Mark R Alman wrote:

>
> Morse Code and Semaphore SHOULD go the way of the chariot. Hated it back
 in
> the 70's and see no use for either then or now.
>
> Cooking on the other hand...
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>

Not so!

Morse code is used daily in many pursuits.

Yes, we move forward, but good technology like babys are not thrown out
with the bath water.

Do a kid a favor and introduce them to Morse code.

John LeBlanc

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