[Elecraft] Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

[Phil Kane]

On 4/27/2018 10:50 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:

> Ahh yes, if life were fair, it would be the American Vail Code.  Unlike
> Sam, Alfred had access to the family machine shop, was an accomplished
> machinist, and could build just about anything.  He even crafted his
> code so the most prevalent letters in English have the shortest codes.

Not to be confused with his cousin Theodore Vail who was the first
president of AT&T.

73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402

>From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon