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ReplyDeleteKnown by Morse code aficionados as "The day the music died." The code is kept alive by amateur radio (Ham) operators.
ReplyDeleteDad was an instructor at Ft Gordon's Signal School in the 60's and 70's. I was a teenager in the 70's and I was in the Boy Scouts. Most of our scout leaders were instructors at the Signal School. We learned Morse code, how to build a keyset, and basic Ham radio theory and operation.
ReplyDeleteOh, those first days in the air force learning morse code. Every sound I heard HAD to be translated. I remember playing pool, click, clack. Damn it!
ReplyDeleteNine Dots and a Dash!
ReplyDeleteAnd, yet, it's still used by the amateur operators, and quite successfully. They can even automate the process, using a computer hookup. And, like texting, the messages go through when the atmosphere/repeaters aren't able to send a voice message.
ReplyDeleteOn a talk show, an operator pitted himself against some kids texting the same message - the radio guy was quicker, both to send and to receive.
Some of the 'short hand' that texters use today originated with morse operators.
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