Although many new hams still learn and use International Morse Code as it is very efficient and gets through a lot of noise. Also, individuals can build and act

Although many new hams still learn and use International Morse Code as it is very efficient and gets through a lot of noise. Also, individuals can build and actually understand simple CW transceivers. It's a very basic technology that works across nationalities and languages once you learn the q codes, abbreviations and prosigns. No computers or networks required, just a bit of knowledge and practice.