1998年7月16日美国广播公司在其网站上刋出一篇关于摩尔斯电码日渐式微的文章,其结尾陈词如斯写道:
“大众人士也许不晓得美国太空穿梭机上耀目的数码模式超高频无线电收发机均装有小型折叠式发报电键以备不时之需”
"and it's not widely known, but tucked discreetly into the shining digital control panels of the ultra-high-frequency radio used aboard u.s. space shuttles is a tiny, collapsible telegraph key. just in case."