On Mar 20, 7:16*pm, " wrote:
On Mar 20, 9:50*pm, "DoN. Nichols" wrote:



* * * * I seem to remember that there were programs for the cheap
appliance computers (e.g. the Commodore VIC-20 or something like that)
which would display and send RTTY when connected to a receiver and
transmitter. *A lot more portable (and quieter) than a Mod-15. :-)

There are programs to use a PC to send and receive morse code that are
freeware. *There is also hardware with a microprocessor that decode
morse code for about $30 from China.

Dan

What's wrong with developing the skill? I enjoyed doing so. I remember
taking Morse code practice from W1AW (ARRL) so I could pass the FCC
Amateur radio tests.

What I didn't enjoy was all the old men who had nothing to say and
mostly talked about the weather. DXing, contesting and ****ing of the
FCC was far more fun.