THE FINAL AMATEUR RADIO CW TEST

[James Bromley]

> I can't help but speculate about someone, someday, losing a life 
> because the only working communication equipment would only transmit an 
> intermittent continuous wave because the voice portion of the 
> transmitter would not work.  

> It has happened in the past, however, the "victim" was able to 
> send Morse code by touching and removing two wires.  

But is probably less likely in the world of the future where all 
50 billion of us will be living cheek-by-jowl and continuously 
talking on our #*$%#$*&%! cellphones.

Jim, K7JEB

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