"Morse code has been in use for more than 160 years — longer than any other electronic encoding system."
-Ultrastudio
-Ultrastudio
Morse Code Today: Medicine
"Medical uses allow the severely handicapped person to tap or blink out a message that can now be read by computers, giving new hope and meaning to life for sufferers."
-Gerald R. Wheeler
-Gerald R. Wheeler
Tania Finlayson on Morse Code. PappanikouCenter. 13 Dec. 2011.
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"Morse Code is like a language. After someone learns it, Morse Code will come naturally to them like a second language. The Morse Code will never change. It is a solid method of communication."
-Tania Finlayson, Kirkland, Washington |
"Tania Finlayson of Kirkland, Washington suffers from cerebral palsy, which occurred at birth. Tania tilts her head back and forth to trigger a couple of devices that allow her to use Morse Code to communicate. The Morse Code is translated to type on a screen in front of her, and then the words come out of a speaker. She started using Morse Code when she was 11 or 12 and it changed her life. She could finally communicate." -Rachel Belle, MyNorthwest.com
Morse Code Today: Navigation
"Navigation beacons help airline pilots find and maintain proper headings even today." -Gerald R. Wheeler "Tests have proved it is faster than text messaging on mobile phones." -Stephen Moss ·· --/-· --- -/-·· · ·- -··/-·-- · - *"I'm not dead yet" |
"NASA designers etched the Morse Code letters J-P-L (for Jet Propulsion Laboratory) in all six wheels of its Martian Rover so they leave a distinctive pattern in the sand as the rover moves. Curiosity’s cameras can discern the pattern and use it for measurements." - Stephan Mraz "Navigating Mars with Morse Code," 20 November 2012 |
Morse Code Today: Survival
"The main benefit to using and knowing Morse code is the ability to send messages over long distances ( hundreds or thousands of miles) on a relatively low amount of power. There are actually some Amateur radios that require only a couple AA batteries to communicate with Morse code. Morse code can be extremely useful in emergencies, and has been used by the military and Ham Radio Operators for years." -Off The Grid Survival |