I've heard (and sent) German CW as well (although I'm somewhat limited in that regard).
I think that if CW were to be classified as a part of the English language it should then be considered a dialect of it, HI HI! >From: Fred Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Thu Jan 12 13:21:08 CST 2006 >To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >Subject: [Elecraft] Is CW a Language? >In the "prosign thread," it has been suggested that Morse Code (which, >if the world were even remotely fair, would be the Vail Code) is a >language. Fortuitously, I was about to have lunch with an old friend >who retired as a Professor of Linguistics, so I asked him over my patty >melt, "Does Morse code class as a language?" He said, "Hmmm, that's >something I've never thought about. Probably not. I would put Morse >code in the class of phonetic alphabets, where the sounds equate to >symbols in a symbolic alphabet that can be combined to form elements >(i.e. 'words') in any language that employs that symbolic alphabet. >Interesting question, though. I'll have to think about that." Never >expect a short answer from a retired professor. > >Above about 20 WPM or so, CW does become sort of a 'language' for me ... >I hear words, not letters, but the real 'language' is still English of >course. The fantastic QSK on my K2 (far better than any other QSK rig I >have used) only enhances the effect. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
