[CW] Morse Code Questions

[Stan Barr]

Hi,

Richard Slone said:

> Hi all,
>   I have some Morse Code questions that have been puzzling me.
> 
> 1.  Should there be a letter space or a word space, between the last letter
> of a word and a punctuation mark?

Most people send a letter space.  

 
> 3.  Where is the official internationally approved list of code symbols? 

The ITU is the official body that controls the allocation of Morse Code
symbols - they recently added a symbol for @, for example. (I've forgotton
what it is aleady, I just send "AT"!)
(It's .--.-.  I've just looked it up in the late and much lamnented
"Morsum Magnificat")
There is, or was, a list available on the ITU website, I think.


> 4.  As near as I can tell .---. is not a recognized Morse character.  It is
> shorter than some others.  Any ideas why it has never been used?

.---. is the symbol for Esperanto J-circumflex and Japanese "se"

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Cheers and 73,
Stan Barr  G0CLV  G-QRP 3369   g0clv at dial.pipex.com

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