Morse codeMorse code is a lost art. Back when people regularly memorized it there were Girl Scout competitions in various camping skills that included Morse code. No one in my high school troop knew it, but we would have gotten extra points if someone could try and compete in it, so another girl and I volunteered. We ended up winning first place (I still have the blue ribbon, if you can believe that). We weren't professional memorizers, so we needed an easy way to do it. Hence the following.
First: Samuel Morse's code, then the system.
( 0 equals dot) ( = equals dash)
A 0 =
B = 000
C =0=0
D =00
E 0
F 00=0
G ==0
H 0000
I 00
J 0 = = =
K =0=
L 0=00
M = =
N =0
O = = =
P 0= =0
Q = =0=
R 0=0
S 000
T =
U 00=
V 000=
W 0= =
X =00=
Y =0= =
Z = =00
E 0
I 00
S 000
H 0000
T =
M = =
O = = =
A 0=
W 0= =
J 0= = =
N =0
D =00
B =000
R 0=0
L 0=00
P 0= =0
K =0=
Y =0= =
C =0=0
X =00=
G = = 0
Q = = 0 =
Z = = 0 0
It's best to not practice/memorize the dots and dashes as you see them on paper, but to memorize the sounds of short and long blips.
V, for example, is three short blips and one long, just like the first few notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
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