On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 07:22:37 -0500, Cub Driver
wrote:

Since neither AE nor FN knew CW, there was no point in
carrying an antenna dedicated to an all-CW frequency.

Well, it doesn't take very long to learn dit-dit-dit dah-dah-dah
dit-dit-dit, and that would have been of some use in the event.

Agreed 100%. It probably would have saved their
lives to get up to speed with CW. They could have
gotten straightened out by using CW on 7500 kHz,
the only frequency on which AE heard any transmissions
from the Itasca (a Coast Guard cutter).

AE and FN talked their way out of meeting the 15 wpm
CW requirement. Then they took the 500 kHz antenna
out of the plane. Rumor has it that they also left the
key behind in Miami--more dead weight.

Marty