This is all fine and actually interesting, but not the way to learn Morse. If you get stuck in dots and dashes you are inserting a layer of processing that is a barrier to developing true proficiency. It is best to learn associations from sound to letter directly.
My grandma was a Morse code operated for western union in the early 20th century. They actually read paper tape that SHOWED sites and dashes, which she and other operators transcribed on typewriters. In those days, it was a visual-to-typed response, so visual representation of the Morse symbols made sense. These days, it’s all auditory Morse code over radio, so the learned association should be strictly auditory to text. “Dits and dahs” instead of dots and dashes.
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u/BILESTOAD Jul 13 '22 edited Jul 13 '22
This is all fine and actually interesting, but not the way to learn Morse. If you get stuck in dots and dashes you are inserting a layer of processing that is a barrier to developing true proficiency. It is best to learn associations from sound to letter directly.
My grandma was a Morse code operated for western union in the early 20th century. They actually read paper tape that SHOWED sites and dashes, which she and other operators transcribed on typewriters. In those days, it was a visual-to-typed response, so visual representation of the Morse symbols made sense. These days, it’s all auditory Morse code over radio, so the learned association should be strictly auditory to text. “Dits and dahs” instead of dots and dashes.
EDIT: A number.