Thursday 18 April 2013

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I accidentally found this vintage toy at the Rozelle markets in Sydney last year and gave it to a friend as a surprise. This friend had become so obsessed with the Morse code that he even sent me text messages and emails written entirely in dots and lines. I have no idea what they said! What I personally like about the set are the hand written notes and that it was made in Australia (probably in the early to mid 1960s).

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  1. What a great find! There's a morse code buzzer in the 130 Electronic Project box I bought recently ( I must upload that!) Only done three or four of the projects so far - all those wires!

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  2. Thanks Michael. If I ever find another one I'll get it for you.

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  4. The idea of your friend is SO funny! And here is a message for him:
    -.-- --- ..- .-. / .. -.. . .- / .. ... / ... --- / ..-. ..- -. -. -.-- .-.-.- / / .- / .-.. --- - / --- ..-. / .-.. .- ..- --. .... .. -. --. / --. .-. . . - .. -. --. ... .-.-.-
    (I have to delete the first comment, because of misspellings in the morse-text :-)

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  5. ...- . .-. -.-- -.-. .-.. . ...- . .-. .-.-.- .. .--- ..- ... - ..-. --- ..- -. -.. .- -. --- -. .-.. .. -. . - .-. .- -. ... .-.. .- - --- .-. .-.-.- .. .----. -- --. .-.. .- -.. - .... .- - -.-- --- ..- . -. .--- --- -.-- . -.. - .... . .--. --- ... - .-.-.-

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    1. -.-- . ... / -....- / .. / ..- ... . -.. / - .... .- - / --- -. .-.. .. -. . - .-. .- -. ... .-.. .- - .. --- -. / - --- --- .-.-.- / .... .- .... .- / -....- / - .... .- - / .. ... / .- / .-. . .- .-.. / --. .-. . .- - / ..-. ..- -. .-.-.-

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  6. I learned Morse Code as a teenage radio ham, and passed a Post Office exam, but it's really difficult to understand it written down like that. I have to say it out loud didahdidit didit dadidah dit, dah didididit didit dididit. The way radio hams laughed in Morse was "didididit didit"

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    1. Hi Alan, congrats on your exam - :-)))! This phonetic-idea is also SO funny and reminds me of the song "da da da" from Trio, 1980somethings! You can get an idea of that here:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkP7HrvNgoo

      And CC - it seems that this theme makes me totaly crazy.....

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  7. Yes, I remember that song. Maybe he's just saying "O"

    We used to enjoy inventing rhythmic phrases in Morse. Does your online translator play sound? Try BEST BENT WIRE

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    1. Oh my goodness - makes me totally crazy - piep piep piep piiiiiiiiip pip pip pip
      Haha!

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