Ham radio operators who use teletypes (RTTY ... You often hear this described as ASCII art, today, although hams usually use 5-bit BAUDOT code, so that’s a misnomer for those images, at least.

Ham radio is no different ... But it has features that would have been a dream on a state of the art unit before the advent of DSP. Having these kind of tools changes how you operate.

Fewer children get to learn about ham radio and Morse code these days. From now on, our students can get free training to become a ham. They will be resourceful to the nation in times of crisis.