[ARC5] [BoatAnchors] P.S. Re: Night of Nights" 426 KC AmericanMorse

[Geoff]

There is a functioning telegraph display at Gettysburg and the 
participants/reenactors use American Morse. Trying to decipher the Bunnell 
sounder gave me a headache! Samuel Morse started the development in 1836 and 
placed in use in 1844 by the time all the mechanical bugs (pun intended) 
were worked out.

There were also railroad and newspaper codes in use.

The Continental code debuted in Germany in 1848 and with some changes it 
became the International (ITU) code in 1865

Carl


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>> At 12:17 AM 7/13/2013, David Stinson wrote:
>>>For the sign-off at the end he switches back to International Morse.
>>
>> Dave:  Tnx for the recording.  But trying to copy American Morse thru the 
>> static is tough.
>> (dits and spaces)
>> That's why the Germans initiated Continental (International) 
>> code....adding dashes to
>> a lot of characters helpsl
>>
>> Perry
>    I think Continental code long predates wireless.  Cable may have 
> inspired it but I think it was designed for plain wire transmission.
>    I was out tonight and completely missed Night of Nights. I learned code 
> partly from copying the commercials. I would have liked to hear KPH again 
> even though its not really the same station.
>    KPH BTW used the call CP for their press.  I saw it listed somewhere I 
> can't find now as a general press call in place of CQ.  KPH is the only 
> place I ever heard it used.
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> Richard Knoppow
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