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Whether or not and whether or no are semantically interchangeable Standard idioms; the only difference is that whether or no has a somewhat more literary ring. The or not can be omitted when the idiom introduces a clause working as a nominal—subject, object, or object of a preposition—We inquired whether she planned to attend. When the clause is adverbial rather than nominal in function, the or not must be kept: We will attend, whether or not she does [whether she does or not].

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Gah! My bad, I'm sorry. I should have gone to Bartleby first.

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Whether or not and whether or no are semantically interchangeable Standard idioms; the only difference is that whether or no has a somewhat more literary ring. The or not can be omitted when the idiom introduces a clause working as a nominal—subject, object, or object of a preposition—We inquired whether she planned to attend. When the clause is adverbial rather than nominal in function, the or not must be kept: We will attend, whether or not she does [whether she does or not].

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I agree, nightotter.

English with its chummy literary rings is almost enough or no to make a fellow want to move to the planet Camiroi where all citizens speak Camiroi; a language that expects the speaker to speak and the hearer to hear, logic, or not.