Morse Code on Tonight Show - Friday, May 13

It will be interesting to see how this contest plays out.

If the morse is sent directly real time at even a modest speed of 15 wpm or more, it should win easily.

If the morse is recorded and sent as an audio attachment to a phone message, it will lose.

I think that they will do the former so I place my bet on morse...I heard it straight from the morse's mouth.

 

The CW took it!

"I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance"

 

I JUST SAVED A BUNCH OF MONEY ON My CAR INSURANCE

 

Morse code kicks butt!  Way to go guys!  I only wish I was good enough to copy what he was sending!

 

It was nice, sure surprised everyone on the set.

 

SMOKIN'!

Morse kicked butt and the cell phone goobs were supposed to be the "world's fastest". I am concerned that what Amateur Radio gained by the demo they lost with the dorky outfits. All the same. Great job guys!

I am glad they told everyone in the audience what the message was so the NCT's could hear too....LOL!!!

 

Great stuff! It was great to see amateur radio triumph over the latest technology. And they say the code is dead....

73,
de N4LFJ

 

I knew the CW would win. It takes time to send text messaging. CW is streight out. I am glad CW won.
I operate CW 99% of the time and its nice to see ham radio and CW get some media attention.
N4WO

 

I was playing around with some magnets when I heard the morse code. It was sent nice and clean. I personally haven't used code yet in a conversation, but I listen to a few CW conversations from time to time. I understood the word "saved" pretty easily.

The crowd was betting on the text messaging. My ear especially perked up when one of the guys mentioned the number of year he has been in Amateur Radio.

 

Something that would be really slick is if you could have buttons on each side of your cellphone to act as a paddle to send text messages via morse. Would make for one hell of an input device.

 

The one thing that everyone conveniently overlooks is the TOTAL artificiality of this "Contest"!

If this were truly on a level playing field, the Amateur Operator would have to carry an FT-817 or FT-897 with a portable antenna (perhaps a Miracle Whip?). Then he would have to turn on the radio, tune up the reciever and transmitter and call the receiving station to pass his traffic. The Cell Phone 'Operator' would turn it on and send the message.

Under those conditions, would it be tha same outcome?

Dennis

 

Apparently you seem to be overlooking the fact that its the Tonight Show, home of the Jaywalk All-Stars, not a laboratory.

 

Yes, it would...the radios only would have to be set up once.
After the first message, that wouldn't havae to be done again.

GOOD ON CW!

I've worked with Ken Miller K6CTW a lot over the years handling traffic on both landline Morse wires and CW radio.
I knew he could handle it.....Haven't met the other operator...yet.....GOOD JOB GUYS!

AL7N

 

Those costumes....what a freak show. Horrifying. I cringed when he said "amateur radio operator". The impression left on millions of viewers: Morse Code = Nerd!