[CW] exclamation

[Richard Knoppow]

    Maybe like the symbol in Philips code for capitals. Philips 
was intended to send material like press so that the copy was 
like an original type script.

On 2/14/2021 11:42 AM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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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