BUG!

[jehoshabeath]

No, I don't mean the kind that invade the kitchen and carry away crumbs of food. I mean the semi-automatic morse code key they call a "bug"Today my friend kindly lent me a semi-automatic key so I could try my hand at it. This kind of a key sends a string of "dits" when you press the lever to the right, but you have to time out the "dahs" by hand

Comments

[lemur_cat]

I couldn't handle 20 wpm. I haven't been practicing for 5 years. I have forgotten some letters, especially G, J, Q, W, X, Y, Z. I'm also mixing up A, N, and U. How will I read the random things I wrote in Morse code on my high school math notes?

[jehoshabeath]

Uhoh! Sounds like code practice time :D

[olifhar]

I think this is the kind I've mostly seen in period films.

[jehoshabeath]

Really? Nifty stuff :)

I'm still rather awkward with it, but I think I've finally got it adjusted in a way that works for me and sounds decent. YouTube 'how to' videos are super!