[CW] Exclamation Point

[Chris R. NW6V]

I prefer "Dah-di-di-Dah-di-di-Dah-di-di-Dah."

No idea where I heard that. My dad (1930-40s Navy op)? Or maybe it was just
a warm-up riff. It flows trippingly from the key.

But getting people to use the published characters is hard enough. :-)

I sometimes send an ellipsis - three periods. I use those in writing, too...

73 Chris NW6V


On Sun, Feb 14, 2021 at 4:37 AM Bruce Prior <n7rr at hotmail.com> wrote:

> There is no ITU-recognized Morse code rendering of the exclamation point
> (!). In the Wikipedia article Morse code - Wikipedia
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_code> the exclamation point is given
> as *dah di dah di dah dah*. Other suggestions have been made over the
> years. For ragchewing and for some formal messages, the exclamation point
> would be quite useful. Shall we now adopt the Wikipedia version and
> actually use it on the air?
>
> 73,
> Bruce Prior N7RR
>
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