[CBQ] Re: FW: Morse Code: A Lost Language

["glen brewer" <gbrewer@yahoo.com>]

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Dale Reeves" <drale99@...> wrote:
>
> Not accurate to say the codes are slightly different.  Continental
Morse has
> fewer dashes, many letters different.  Uses spaces, much faster.  For
> instance, C is .. .., much faster than -.-.

Dale,

In conventional (land) Morse, a C is ".. ." vs "- . - ." in radio code.
The SOS well known as "...  ---  ..." in radio code, would be "...  . .
..." in Western Union or RR code.  The real difference is that
International or Continental eliminated the pauses and elongated dashes
using only dots and dashes. Yes, quite a few letters are different.

Glen
RailroadGloryDays.com <http://railroadglorydays.com>




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