Morse Code

cornerstone
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Morse Code

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Does anyone know Morse Code ?
I am going to learn it i think it would be a useful skill to have, anyone interested in learning with me ?


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Briggs 2.0
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Re: Morse Code

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I'm about eight words per minute so far from experienced. I have learnt through a couple of apps on my phone - Morse Mania is pretty good.
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Re: Morse Code

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Re: Morse Code

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I am working on it slwoly.

I use this site http://lcwo.net/

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Re: Morse Code

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The-Mendologist wrote:.. .-.. --- ...-. .... .- -- .-. .- -.. .. --- !!!
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Re: Morse Code

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a couple of usefull apps are http://www.justlearnmorsecode.com/ Just learn Morse code and
http://www.g4fon.net/CW%20Trainer.htm A Morse Trainer using the Koch method - G4FON
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Re: Morse Code

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cornerstone wrote:
The-Mendologist wrote:.. .-.. --- ...-. .... .- -- .-. .- -.. .. --- !!!
-. --- - ..- -. -.. . .-. ... -..- -. -.. .. -. --. - .... .- . -.-- . -
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Re: Morse Code

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Hamradioop wrote:a couple of usefull apps are http://www.justlearnmorsecode.com/ Just learn Morse code and
http://www.g4fon.net/CW%20Trainer.htm A Morse Trainer using the Koch method - G4FON
A couple of good links there. ;)
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Re: Morse Code

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I used to use it for work (I was a communicator in the forces) and I used to love audible morse I thought it was a very personal way to communicate (you could sometimes tell who was sending it) but even going back to the late 80's/early 90's it was hardly used. Now I think the only morse used is 'flashing light' and certainly on submarines its very rare that its used at all and at the risk of being an old man, "its not like it was when I was a lad" :lol: I've seen guys who did the course 3 months before and not able to read it.

I think the only advantage it has is its very robust and less influenced by EMP etc, its certainly not a quick way to get a message across, even using opsigs (abbreviated groups of letters to convey info). Good luck learning it, its a curiosity now I guess but I'm sort of pleased with myself that I can do it although much slower than I used to.
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Re: Morse Code

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Morse is used in Latin American countries and heavily used in sub Saharan Africa and the Pacific islands. Its easy to learn and systems to handle it are cheap and easy to establish and run.

Verbal Morse (ie people saying dit and dah) in particular is utilised due to regional/tribal accents and pidgin languages.
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