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   From: noemail@none.com   
      
   On 1/23/2025 5:59 PM, Allodoxaphobia wrote:   
   > On Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:26:10 -0000 (UTC), P. Coonan wrote:   
      
   >> DES MOINES  Iowa Republican lawmakers say this could be the year   
   >> they finally ban motorists' handheld use of cellphones behind the   
   >> wheel.   
      
   > Colorado did just that.  As of Jan 1 we have a ban on motorists use   
   > of handheld cellphones while behind the wheel.   
   > https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2024a_065_signed.pdf   
   > There are some exemptions.  E.g., you are allowed to phone in a   
   > drunk or dangerous driver.   
      
   > Too, Amateur Radio operation is exempt -- for which I am relieved.   
   > The exemptions are listed at the front of the PDF above.   
      
   Back in the 60s-70s I operated mobile CW (code for you non-hams). I   
   transmitted using a modified computer mouse as a key so that the left   
   button made dits and the right one dahs. It sat on the car seat next to   
   me for use while driving. With a reasonable CW speed (20-40 wpm for me)   
   I could read CW in my head so that no writing was necessary. During a   
   sun spot peak I had world coverage (mainly 10 and 15 meters) and other   
   times 20 and 40 meters for the daytime local in country stuff. I was   
   using a homebrew 50 watt transmitter, a crystal converter to the car   
   radio and a 6 foot top loaded whip. I made several cross country trips   
   and that made the time pass much quicker. I wonder how a hand held mouse   
   key compares to a hand held phone for distraction...  8-O   
      
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