MORSE CODE BRACELETS

WEAR A MORSE CODE MESSAGE WITH THESE ULTRA-COOL BRACELETS

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Richard Scott

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I was totally tempted to write this entire post in Morse code, but that wouldn’t be any fun, now would it?

Morse code is a method of encoding text characters as a series of dots (short signals) and dashes (long signals).

It was developed by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail in the early 1830s, and was widely used for long-distance communication before the advent of modern telecommunications.

In Morse code, each letter of the alphabet, as well as numbers and some special characters, is represented by a unique combination of dots and dashes. Here is a simple version of Morse code, including the most common letters, numbers, and punctuation marks:

A: .-	N: -.	0: —–
B: -…	O: —	1: .—-
C: -.-.	P: .–.	2: ..—
D: -..	Q: –.-	3: …–
E: .	R: .-.	4: ….-
F: ..-.	S: …	5: …..
G: –.	T: –	6: -….
H: ….	U: ..-	7: –…
I: ..	V: …-	8: —..
J: .—	W: .–	9: —-.
K: -.-	X: -..-
L: .-..	Y: -.–
M: —	Z: –..

To read Morse code, you need to understand the sequence of dots and dashes and their corresponding letters. A dot represents a short signal or “dit,” while a dash represents a longer signal or “dah.” Each letter is separated by a short pause, equivalent to the duration of one dot, and each word is separated by a longer pause, equivalent to the duration of seven dots.

For example, the Morse code for “HELLO” is “…. . .-.. .-.. —“. To read it, you would interpret it as follows:

H: ….	E: .	L: .-..
L: .-..	O: —

So, “HELLO” is represented in Morse code as “…. . .-.. .-.. —“.

It’s important to note that Morse code can be transmitted using various methods, such as sound (tones or clicks), light (flashes or pulses), or written symbols (dots and dashes). To read Morse code, you must learn to recognize the patterns of dots and dashes and associate them with their corresponding letters (learn more about Morse code in these books on Amazon).

And to have more fun with Morse code, how about some very neat Morse code bracelets: