Dah-di-dah-dit dah-dah-di-dah. For the yet unschooled, that’s our name (CQ) in Morse code. For over 100 years, Morse code has been an essential part of the fabric of amateur radio, starting in the earliest days of radio communication, when it was the only available option, and continuing today, when knowledge of the code is optional but still very popular. Today, in fact, hams are pretty much the sole protectors of this cultural heritage of communications technology.
I bring this up because this issue turned itself into a Morse code mini-special, with three code-focused articles that span the history of its use as a communication tool. Our lead feature, “Who REALLY Invented Morse Code?” (p. 8), goes back to its earliest days, before the days of radio, when the telegraph produced…
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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2022