Morse Code class from 1941

[dronespace]

Lady Dada

[I'll get me coat]

[NcalBiker]

My Father and Uncle both graduated code school in N.J. in '41. Dad went to Canton Isl, S. Pacific with the US Army, and my uncle went to Army Air Corps on B24's in Europe. Both could copy and send 30wpm clear on a straight key when they graduated. Both worked communications at their respective stations, and continued until the end of the war. Both are gone now, but I have Dad's straight key. Now to do it some justice and learn CW. Great post. Thanks.

[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.

[inspektura43]

ei..ddd..daa.daa.daaa

[jvolstad]

Reminds me of Fort Devens.

[wincim17]

Started in 1965 with Novice Class Ham (had to use CW in that class) got up to 24 WPM by 1970 ..its the original Digital transmission.. By the way, it has so many advantages in weak signal work compared to almost any other form of modulation! Receiver band widths in this mode can be reduced to a few hundred hertz..making Signal to Noise improvements that are amazing.. DX'ing with low low power is possible with CW...even if an SSB signal is unreadable OLD is SOMETIMES BETTER

K4DSB Dean

[cwcontester]

My grandfather learned morse code from Keystone radio school

around that time.Now I use. Kind of runs in the family

[SpinnerofThings]

It's hip to be a ham!

[greywolf271]

listening and operating a manual typewriter at 0:59 at maybe 35 to 40 wpm ??!!. Now that's a skill !

[ThrilloVanHouten]

I wonder if this was staged for propaganda purposes, or if this really was how they learned Morse.

[TheTurbinator]

Why didn't they just use voice instead of Morse code?

This makes absolutely no sense. It's not like the Morse code was a military secret.

[Lamzor769]

@TheTurbinator You can do morse through Aldis lamp to other ships.

[N7LYS]

@TheTurbinator

The reason morse was used (for shipping right up to the year 2000) is that it cuts through the interferance and can be read where voice would be unreadable.

It only became obsolete when computers became widely used for communication.

[YoungBahnahnah]

@TheTurbinator denton jr was a prisoner of war and the torturers from vietnam made him do a tv show interview and blinked T-O-R-T-U-R-E in morse code while talking

[epituchano]

The army/navy method of teaching CW really is the best way to learn it. It's all about learning and mastering the sound. So many hams try to learn it on their own and get stuck at 20 or so because they're trying to visualize the sounds.

[NcalBiker]

@epituchano They both used a modified version of the Kotch method. Google it, or look up G4FON. It teaches you to learn in groups of characters rather then letter by letter, and at speed as well.

[MundayMotion]

Wonderful. Great little video.

[ipodsim]

This is alot different to my signals class! lol

[husqyslinger]

Morse is very easy to learn. Just imagine learning english as child. It is that basic, or even more so.

Not much call for the use of it in these days. Still a fun talent to have, though.

Some of our old tech and traditions are nearly lost, but still need to be remembered! This simple language has been of great consequence in many dire situations. It can be used when no other form of comm could be established. That is the true value of morse code!

[8592291613]

let us keep code alive de ks4ww

[theoutfielder40]

lol,,,it says:(eishtom),,,hehe i can read 18 words per min. then,,am not radio_man,,but i used to be with my father then during vacaTION,,HEHE I LEARNED IT,, 21 WORDS/MIN,, CAN BE DONE IN BUG KEY,THE ONE U HEARD SO FAST.....

[py4mab]

It is not easy to learn morse code this way because only with di di dah dah dah is very complicated. To learn Morse code and so associate the sound of the letter to some familiar word and forget the dots and dashes.

MAURICIO BERALDO PY4MAB

BRAZIL

[eogg25]

@py4mab not if u put it in groups like they showed in the film, i learned the alphabet and numerals in 5 days and did 7 wpm in one week i was an radio operator.

[Wa3ypx]

Sounds intersting. Was it much HF work?

[mypiju]

ok, thanks for the answer. send my regards to him.

[mypiju]

your grandpa is operator for ww2 ? is he alive ?

[cpenter]

yes

[keepontruckin1974]

@mypiju My grandfather was also a decoder in WWII, he passed away 9-10-2010 at age 90.

[nakkedk]

hahaha this is just brilliant! :o i want a school like that! dada DIDID Addada

[w3tua]

I learned Morse Code at 12 years old and have used it for over 27 years now. Ham radio is cool!

[OregRoka]

@w3tua

I learned Morse Code at 13 years old! I've used till 90's. Nowadays i do not use... i sold my rig.

73 best DX! HA7VU

[dariusmoi]

dadada deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedadadadadad­adadeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedi­bigbongpfpingpongbankfloummmmm­mmm ca va me rendre fou

!!!!!

[Karletto555]

my grandfather was doing this in ww2. he told me how fast he was. if my memory is ok it was 90 signs/ min. is 90fast?

[Katleenfarine]

Wiki says:

La vitesse de manipulation s'exprime en mots par minutes, et varie d'une dizaine de mots par minute pour un débutant ou une identification d'émetteur compréhensible par tous, à 100 mots par minute ou plus pour un manipulateur expert.

[Karletto555]

merci

[SoundFieldStudios]

I am not sure, but when I did my license, 50 WPM was absolutely top. I don't think that you can go much above that with a mechanical encoder! Am I wrong?

[usuariojotaerre]

Excellent and historic video! a collector's item for all amntes of the CW. Thank you very much for uploading this gem! Greetings from Málaga City, EA7/LU1DQ, Jorge.

[SenoritaPakistan]

That's Amazing :)

[sm4wit]

Old school

[elmohawk815]

dee dee deeeeee

[zensorship]

dadada....American education LOL

[andrew2great]

hahaha this is funny and cute haha

[Letisgo]

is it possible to get a copy of this film in the original resolution?

I am a cinema student in the University of São Paulo (Brazil),

it would be fantastic if I could show this material in our "history of communication" classes.

Maybe you could upload it in rapidshare,

I know its a strange thing to ask for,

but it would sure be very usefull for us.

thanks a lot - Diogo Faggiano

[LoisGriffn1234]

samuel is my dads (idk how many greats but) great great great grandfather

[toobroke2fight]

Can your dad use code? If so can he help me!!!!!!!!!!! Joke, its not easy stuff!

[Wa3ypx]

I could never copy using a "mill"

[usm7j]

I copied mostly on the mill, but on occasions would have to use a stick and a mill simultaneuously (Multiple Targets). Talk about multi-tasking!!!! My school speed was @24 GPm, but out in the field could hit 50 GPM (playing "Catchup"). Even though I've been away from it for 35+ years, sat down and in less than a week was copying 20 GPM with 90%+ accuracy. That oughta look good on the ol' resume!!

[Wa3ypx]

Where you a "sparks" in the navy?

[usm7j]

Nah, I was in the Army Security Agency, 1970-1976.

[B17MIKE]

Don't you know those guys dreamed this stuff? I wonder how fast they got to 5, 10, 25 wpm... ?

[jollick]

Yeah! this is the right stuff. Someone might laugh at it, but it is still indispensable in some case. --... ...-- - ..- . .

[lipsotino]

bellissimo! --- -.- --... ...--

[k9rzz]

Noisy typewriters! =:^]

[jimmyfabianmiranda]

Good times!