"The Morse Code"

[fratermus]

Interesting. I played this vid for an android app "morse code listener". It got about 90% of them right. Accuracy was poor until I put the phone right by the speaker and it started nailing them then.

[aa8ky]

@fratermus The oscillator I was using was built with about $3 in parts. There was no amplifier or tone to it. I should have used something that sounded better. Thanks for your comment!

[Schoko98]

Thanks for the video. When I was trying to learn morse code, I had difficulty. I found this sweet app on the android market that helps a ton. It's called Morse Code Trainer and its free to use forever. I recommend it to anyone trying to learn.

[miamirider12]

where can I buy a morse code machine?

How much does it cost?

Is there a book to learn the code?

[aa8ky]

@miamirider12 Everything you need is at about any Amateur Radio Store. Starter kits are very inexpensive and there is a extensive variety of items in every price range. There is a link to my web page on my channel and off of that page a link to Universal Radio. You can order what you want through the internet or call them for advise.

Thanks for asking and good luck.

[toobroke2fight]

seemed like a lot of Q's on spacing/timing... I am not judging your fist ( and I have heard many LID operators) I like all the CW postings. I am working on Extra class but not till I am at 20 WPM. ( just my personal challange...almost there) 73  TU AR SK .. KE7ZVJ

[aa8ky]

@toobroke2fight It's hard to write 20 WPM HI HI Good luck on your extra, you will do fine. Have you ever heard of the FISTS club? A lot of experienced operators there.

Hope to WRK U on CW soon. 73 de AA8KY

[youronlinesniper]

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[aa8ky]

Hi you tube. I tried to send you back a longer message last night but it wouldn't take it.

Thanks for watching.

[ch606]

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[aa8ky]

@ch606 : )

[ch606]

@aa8ky do you know what it means?

[aa8ky]

@ch606 .... .. -.-. .... -.... ----- -....

[DerGeckarbor]

Thumbs up if GLaDOS here

[9KILLJOY]

-.-. ---- ---- .-.. !

[OhSleeperGuitar]

morse code would be used to make breakdowns in metal...hmmm

[buscadoradesuenos]

HOW DO YOU MAKE THE SPACE BETWEEN WORDS??

[aa8ky]

@buscadoradesuenos You leave a short pause between the letters and a longer pause between the words. There is a break character you can send between sentences.

[buscadoradesuenos]

@aa8ky thanks alot

[toobroke2fight]

@aa8ky the spacing is VERY important to Morse Code! One "dit" space between each sound in a character. Three "dit" spaces between each character, and Five "dit" spaces after each sentence. There are some Army training tapes on You Tube that will show you.

[aa8ky]

@toobroke2fight You are correct. There is a distinct rhythm that includes spacing. I have been doing the Morse code nearly 40 years and have made thousands of successful contacts throughout the world. Everyone has their own fist, sort of like their own voice. After a while you can tell an operator just by hearing them send.

Thanks for writing.

[JJSTEEL7]

@buscadoradesuenos You wait

[buscadoradesuenos]

BUT HOW DO YOU MAKE SAPCE BETWEEN WORDS????

[Ferret2YourFace]

If you were to tap a message instead of relying on beeps how would that go? Wouldn't it be confusing? Because I noticed that K is -.- and D is-.. but you cant extend a tapping noise like a beep so wouldn't the last tap be a source of confusion?

[aa8ky]

@Ferret2YourFace That is a good question.

For me, I would have to actually watch the key itself. Like you would when ships send code to each other using lights. Clicking and tones are two different sounds, but I am sure you would get used to it if you did it long enough.

Thanks for asking.

Billy

[auraofgloom]

@Ferret2YourFace

If you wanted to tap a message to a pal thru a prison wall you would want to use tap code search for 'Tap code' Ytube. The guy who put up "Incredible Simple Survival or Low Tech Communications Method That Anyone Can Do" explains it OK BUT traditionally the C and the K are in the C square. I read that Tap code as used by POWs in N. Vietnamese jails. I think that Morse is faster because (like the QWERTY keyboard the letters you use most are easier to get to

[661EASTON89]

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[TheLevara]

You know that I watched a morse code message get sent quicker than a text message!!

[aa8ky]

@TheLevara I saw that too. Was that on Jay Leno?

The average code operator goes about 20 words a minute, but some can go more than 40 words a minute. Abbreviations are used the same as in texting. Morse code is not only fun, it's addictive : )

[LarryBogary]

Feel like decoding something for me?

[aa8ky]

@LarryBogary  what do you need?

[51HHMD]

Learning morse code is quicker than learning that 0101 crap computers use!

[1945Clan]

@ skinzMK42 Watch the movie (johny has a gun) and you will understand why but you have to watch full

[Turniphead0]

BEETHOVEN

[skinzMK42]

please can some one explain the need for morse code any more? surly its the most out dated form of communication ever ... well next to writing on cave walls i spose lol

[aa8ky]

That is a easy question. For many of us it is a skill we learned many years ago. It is something few people ever have the desire to do, and some of us do it with the utmost of proficiency. It is a very enjoyable hobby, and even though it is an outdated form of communication, it is one of the most reliable forms as well. I am proud to be able to use Morse Code via Radio, and will until the day I die.

[gamer4567]

@skinzMK42 At School you can tap the messages to your friends with out passing notes where the teacher can see...But yet the teacher can hear the taping so yeah...I don't know

[SalchichaPolaca]

@skinzMK42 its very useful in emergency cases, knowing a bit of everything is never bad, this could save your life one day if you learn it a bit ... at least S.O.S.

[wmstr353]

where cn u buy one

[aa8ky]

Any Amateur (ham) radio shop sells keys, keyers, paddles and oscillators.

Thanks for asking

[IdahoViewing]

Which key is that that you are using? I am currently looking for a single paddle key.

[aa8ky]

This is a Vibroplex. It is a older model

[WA5MUF]

Very good!

73, WA5MUF

[aa8ky]

TNX es 73

[WA5MUF]

You are very welcome AA8KY...have a great spring and summer and remember to move your clocks ahead this weekend. 73, WA5MUF

09 March 2010

[Thysville]

I do love this one. You were going to make another with Iambic paddles?

[aa8ky]

Yes, I am planning on doing one using Iambic paddles as soon as possible

[TarBox21]

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[aa8ky]

Thanks!

[klavss76]

10 00 1010 0 0001 00 100 0 111 1000 001 1 10 001 11 1000 0 010 1 0 10 00 000 01 1010 1 001 01 0100 0100 1011 1100 0 010 111!!!

[linkman91]

lol, an odd number !

[simpleasthatmyfriend]

Great video!

[ibakedthecake]

where do you get one of those

[AFunnyWhisper]

they're easy to make look it up on science project websites

[Chad18e]

Nice, I am an 18E, and actually understood much of this :-D

[toobroke2fight]

maybe putting the -..--..- on the display page b-4 you show how it sounds could help a learning person a little better! I only got 2 wrong and that was just flippin' the da's and dits! (a bit dyslexic sometimes!) It was great!!! im not complaining at all! I would love a 6-8 hour DVD to help me learn this!!!! I use a program and voice software to speak the response! I cant type with a bum arm and this helps me to just say the letter or number! nice vid!

[Leebm29]

copper plated morse, excellent

[Leebm29]

copper plated morse, excellent