answersLogoWhite

0

Morse Code

Although cellphones and SMS have pretty much made Morse Code moribund - its most popular current use is probably by amateur radio operators - this is a sub-category dedicated to the dots 'n dashes of the code that was invented by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1838. Find out "What is the most famous distress signal in Morse Code?" or "How do you communicate using Morse Code?

604 Questions

Did Germans understand Morse code in world war 2?

Absolutely! My dad was a ham operator for many years and a military radio operator during WWII. Some years ago he sent me a copy of an article (going by memory here) written by a WWII German military radio operator. The German radio "op" detailed his role in passing a Morse code message to Allied forces requesting that they not bomb a certain ship in a particular harbor since it held Allied prisoners of war. The writer reported that when the Germans later surrendered, the Allied commander thanked the German commander for informing them and saving the lives of the Allied troops.

Morse code was heavily used for military radio communication on both sides during WWII. German made WWII military surplus telegraph keys (used for sending Morse code) are considered to be very good quality and are still in use by ham radio operators in many countries.

Why is Morse code used on ships?

The US Navy still uses morse code via signal lamps during periods of radio silence. It is all but impossible for an enemy to intercept it.

What is the work of a JTO in BSNL?

Handling core technical work like network management, operation and maintenance of switches

How do you say Nikki Luna in Morse code?

"Nikki" translates to "-. .. -.- -.- .." in Morse.

"Luna" translates to ".-.. ..- -. .-" in Morse.

Put the two together to get the name of the artist, Nikki Luna, "-. .. -.- -.- .. / .-.. ..- -. .-" in Morse. The slash (/) represents a space between words.

How many people use American Morse code today?

As far as I know, American Morse is not used commercially anywhere any more. The equipment may be found in various tourist places like steam railroads or Civil War displays. This code is enjoying somewhat of a resurgence among communications enthusiasts lately however. There is software available on line which even duplicates the original sounds on their PCs.

E in Morse code?

E in international Morse code (please note there are 3 kinds of Morse code) is the simplest of all Morse code letters, as it is the most common letter in English. It would just be a simple dot:

.

Where can you get Alphabet examples for Morse code?

Any good, big dictionary, and any encyclopedia, should have the chart listing the Morse Code for
every letter, numeral, and punctuation.

If those fail, an old Boy Scout Handbook is guaranteed to have it.

In Morse Code what is the letter Q?

International Morse ' Q ' : _ _ . _
International Morse ' Q ' : _ _ . _

How do you flash SOS in Morse code?

three short=S three long=O three short=S or the other way around

How do you pronounce k in Morse code?

In international Morse code, K would be written as:

-.-

If you were to say it out loud it would be:

dah-di-dah

If you were to hear it, you would hear a long beep, then a shorter beep and a final long beep.

How is Morse code similar to digital code?

Both are systems for data/signal transmissions. Morse code uses dashes and dots (long and short pulses), while computers use ones and zeros (on and off/something and nothing) to transmit data. Both are binary.

Who used the Morse code?

Many people in the military used Morse code. Morse code is a type of communication that everyone else could not understand.

What was the importance of Morse code in the civil war?

The Civil War was the first major war in which orders from the capital could reach the battlefields in minutes, instead of days. News of victories and setbacks reached the capital and newspapers in minutes.

The telegraph and Morse Code made it possible for the actions and reactions of war to be more directly controlled by the leadership and for the public to learn of events as they happened.

Was the Morse code safe?

It depends if it's transmitted in direct language or the messages themselves are coded. If intercepted in plain format then it's not secure at all. If the letters are encoded first then it can't be understood without subjecting it to code-breaking analysis.