Mike,

MP>Yes, mine had those, too.    I enjoyed turning it on just to practice.  I
MP>was in Cub Scouts back then, and they still taught some Morse Code back
MP>then.

  There are 2 funny stories I've heard over the years about Morse Code.

1) I asked one area ham (who passed away several years ago), what his
secret to learning Morse Code was. He replied "I learned all the dirty
words first!!" <G>. Laughing, I said "Well, you can't say them on the
air...but if it helps, more power to you!!". Sure enough, I was
monitoring a conference server on the mode of Echolink, and this one
club was doing a Morse Code class over the repeater. The first 4 letters
they taught were the "S expletive". I thought "I'll be d@mned!!". 
But, when you looked at the dot and dash pattern (as ... .... .. - ), it
made perfect sense.

2) Four old boys were sitting at a restaurant table in Annapolis,
Maryland, telling each other dirty jokes in CW (Continuous Wave, another
name for Morse Code). This drop dead gorgerous, curvaceous, sexy female
walked up to them, and admonished "You boys need to watch your
language!! I teach CW at the Naval Academy across the street!!" and
walked out!! They were as red as tomatoes!! <BG>

  I personally can send great, but lock up trying to receive.

Daryl, WX4QZ

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