[CW] Origin of 'ES'?
Mike Hyder -N4NT-
[email protected]
Thu, 25 Jul 2002 20:01:40 -0400
According to http://www.qsl.net/w4tg/vail.txt , the American Morse for the
ampersand (&) is * *** or as we would say. . . " e s "
Mike N4NT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will White" <[email protected]>
To: "CW" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 6:36 PM
Subject: [CW] Origin of 'ES'?
| Does anyone know the origin of using 'ES' for 'and' in CW? Obviously, it
is
| shorter to send, but why not the Spanish 'Y' or French 'ET'? It *looks* to
me as
| though it is derived from another language, rather than a contraction or
| abbreviation of English, like GUD for good or ABT for about, but who
knows. ANy
| ideas?
|
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| Will White, KD7BFX
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