Although no longer a requirement for amateur radio licensing, CW is not going to go away anytime soon.  It is very much alive and will continue to be alive for many, many years to come. 

First, if you like CW just do it.  Second, join the International Morse Preservation Society, better known as FISTS.  FISTS has nothing to do with any of that weird protest stuff.  Your fist is your on-the-air style of sending Morse code.  It can be very distinctive.

I tend to prefer CW over voice for DX (long distance) contacts because it transcends the language barrier.  Standard abbreviations are internationally recognized.

Click here to read my personal rant on CW and how I got back into amateur radio. 

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