[CW] Morse Code Podcasts

[Richard Knoppow]

    I found the AA sign as "comma" for both American Morse and 
Phillips code in the chart in "American Telegraph Practice" 1913 
but the pod is Continental code where the comma is (since about 
1934) --..-- This changed at about that time when that signal was 
the exclamation point.  .. .. .. for period was replaced .-.-.- 
which had been the comma. I can't find anything about AR for 
American Morse or Phillips code but the book certainly does not 
have the complete Phillips code in it.
    AR in continental code means "end of message and is written 
either + or =. SK means End of Work and is the old American Morse 
signal for 30. Its use in press messages is why newspapers often 
ended stories with -30-. 73 for "best regards" also seems to have 
been a Morse signal but predating Phillips code. Phillips code 
was a very extensive system of abbreviations, operating signals, 
and punctuation. POTUS for President of the United States and 
SCOTUS for Supreme Court of the United States are from Phillips 
code.  There is a system of shorthand called Speed Writing which 
is similar to some Phillips code but I don't think there is a 
relation between the two. Speed writing is the outfit that used 
to advertise in magazines with "F u cn rd ts u cn gt a gd jb as a 
sec".  A friend of mine learned it because she had a chance to 
become an executive secretary and didn't know short hand. She 
lied and took the course. She got the job and wound up a vice 
president.
    I will have to listen to see if the .-.- signal is used as a 
comma. But why one wonders since there is a perfectly well 
established signal for that.

On 10/28/2018 7:01 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
> Richard Knoppow,
> 
> Asked a question about the history and use of AA prosign - 
> di-dah-di-dah sent as one group.  I'll write that as AA
> 
> AA is American Morse code for comma.
> 
> Some Western Union / Railroad procedures were carried over to 
> International Morse in USA and Canada.
> 
> AA comma separates amateur radio radiogram addresses.
> 
> Richard Knoppow AA
> 123 Fun Street AA
> Lost Angel, CA AA
> 
> AR had a meaning but I forget what it was.  It's also cross + in 
> International Morse and is the turn around signal.
> 
> GA or Go Ahead is used in RTTY and in TTD for deaf and Telex for 
> go ahead.
> 
> In SITOR / AMTOR it is  GA+?
> 
> BT is Begin Text and it starts the text of the message.  It's the 
> double dash or = sign.
> 
> There are two signals that are to alert the receiving operator.
> 
> KA which is "Starting Signal".
> 
> HR which is "Hand Ready" as in KA HR NR 1 DORCHESTER MASS OCT 28 
> 2012Z =
> 
> I'm sending to the group because that way it gets in the archives.
> 
> I'll have to search the archives to find out what AR means.  I 
> forgot.  They all had names BT SK AR.
> 
> 73
> DR
> 
> On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 4:44 PM Richard Knoppow 
> <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com <mailto:1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>> wrote:
> 
>          Very good practice material, thank you David.
>          I have a question: this source uses the prosign AA
>     (.-.-). I
>     hear that on the air from some stations in traffic nets. It does
>     not seem to be an official sign and I can't find it in any list.
>     What does it mean? Is it an abbeviation of the period but
>     some of
>     the podcast material also has the conventional period so I think
>     this is something else.
> 
>     On 10/28/2018 11:55 AM, David J. J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
>      > I found this link on the FISTS email list.
>      > http://www.morseresource.com/podcasts.php
>      >
>      > Very interesting, Morse Podcasts!
>      >
>      > 73
>      >
>      > DR
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>     Richard Knoppow
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