[CW] exclamation

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Thanks, Jude. As a word of explanation, Jude is my friend who is learning
Morse, I'm not sure but I believe what he suggests is meant to be a joke,
because he is a computer expert and is used to defining variables in
programming.


Jude, what is being suggested is adding a new character to International
Morse code as has been recently done with the @ symbol.

It can and probably should be done with a proposal to the United Nations
telecommunications working group though their International
Telecommunications Union headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, but first
discussion and some agreement on what Morse symbol might be appropriate and
useful.

I made the suggestion that the old landline American Morse code had such a
character and that I've heard that being used. I've also seen American
Morse code symbol for $ used, it is SX  run together and sent as one
character.

Welcome to the group, Jude.

73

DR
N1EA



On Sun, Feb 14, 2021, 1:09 PM Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com> wrote:

> Maybe what may be useful to do as standard practice for sending is to
> transmit a symbols key the transmitter intends to use in the message
> containing characters other than the alphabet and then transmit their
> message.  If more than a single message happens between two transmitters
> in a single session the symbols key probably ought to go out with the
> first transmissions unless additional symbols would be used in which case
> a repeat of the symbols key with additional symbols would likely help.
> Such a practice may not be best used with dangerous weather or combat
> providing interference.  Documenting symbol keys from transmitters in a
> log for future messaging probably would help too.
>
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