Understand Morse, Not Just Convert It
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Understand Morse, not just convert it.
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Three ways to work with Morse.
From telegraph to touchscreen
The devices changed. The idea of a simple on/off signal didn't.
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Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail sent the first public long-distance telegraph message, using the original code now known as American Morse.
The code used today — International Morse — is based on a revision by Friedrich Gerke and was adopted as the international standard at the Paris International Telegraph Convention. About half the alphabet was recoded for reliability, first over noisy telegraph lines and later over radio.
Wireless Morse has deep UK roots: Guglielmo Marconi ran his first practical experiments in England from 1896, and the maritime SOS is tied to a British-registered ship, RMS Titanic. More on our About page →
Historical detail checked against our sources. Content reviewed: August 2026.
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