My wifes sister in law, had a patient in Washington state, who couldnt speak,
and could barely move. Just a young girl. I recommended they teach her to
blink code, as she was already blinking for yes and no. I sicced them on Handy
Hams in the area. The sister in law moved and took a job at a new area, so I
never heard the follow up conclusions on the patient, but she seemed to be well
on the way to communicating that way.
Danny Douglas N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all
DX 2-6 years each
.
QSL LOTW-buro- direct
As courtesy I upload to eQSL but if you
use that - also pls upload to LOTW
or hard card.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Hatzakis Jr MD
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 11:05 AM
Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Re: Why still the W1AW CW non-listening stuff on
3.580?
<< It is even possible for a deaf person to communicate with a blind person
I have had a few patients with severe motor strokes but with preserved
cognitive functioning use Morse code as the only means of communication with
the world.
My opinion is that it is hard for me to believe that the tiny bit of spectrum
W1AW uses for code practice is really meaningful to argue about. I personally
would not like to see Morse code continue to be sunned and thereby relegated to
museums. We should do what we can as hams to keep the art alive. Because you
never know how or when this skill will save a life.
Michael K3MH
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of KV9U
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 6:13 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Why still the W1AW CW non-listening stuff on
3.580?
A few years ago, my wife was thinking about upgrading to General but
found a similar situation where the dits and dahs sound roughly the same
to her. She decided that it was not something she wanted to spend that
many resources in trying to learn, since the only possible use she would
have for a General would be HF portable operation to enhance what we do
now with repeaters.
Because the test had dropped to such a slow speed at 5 wpm, it was
practical to consider alternate methods of reception, such as flashing
light or tactile feel. Some deaf hams have been able to hear CW by
lightly touching a speaker cone and sensing the vibrations. For some, it
is one of the few ways they could communicate.
Computers have helped tremenously in being able to display text and
images. If digital modes were extremely important for emergency
communication, it is not unreasonable that the government might include
some kind of certification for typing skills when you consider the Part
97 basis and purpose of amateur radio, but it does not seem to be viewed
as an important skill for the radio amateur.
Speech to text technology has improved somewhat over the last decade and
even QST had an article a while back with a ham that used this for
sending PSK31, rather than having to type the message on the keyboard.
On one of my farm internet discussion groups, we have at least on blind
participant and I know some who use speech to text to write their posts.
It is even possible for a deaf person to communicate with a blind person
using these kinds of technology. Just one of the extra benefits of our
digital modes:)
73,
Rick, KV9U
James Wilson wrote:
>Glad you learned it. I have spent at least 80 hours trying to learn code
using every method possible. I was getting ready to go to the doctors to figure
out what was wrong with me.
>
>It's hard to explain I just can't hear the sounds. Dit's and Dah's continue
to sound the same. I consider myself fairly intelligent but just couldn't learn
code.
>
>After they dropped code I said ok this is good, but I still want to learn
it. It's low power, ability to work in all situations then I learned about PSK
and the beauty of PSK. Now I agree with the CW guys there should be a skills
requirement for current technology. If you can't type 20 words per minute your
drop down to a tech, 30 words to be an extra. Come on, anyone can learn how to
type and 30 wpm isn't that fast.
>
>
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