[CW] exclamation
D.J.J. Ring, Jr.
n1ea at arrl.net
Sun Feb 14 17:52:29 EST 2021
Send those along, Richard, what were they.
Also any other contributions about Morse signals that "used to be" are welcome.
73
DR
On Sun, Feb 14, 2021 at 4:31 PM Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> 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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