Morse Code

# 6. Morse Code

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Software for use in conjunction with, or for facilitating Morse communication.

## 6.1 GW4PTS Morse trainer.

Author

  Alan Cox, GW4PTS, iialan@iifeak.swan.ac.uk

Description

  A Morse Code trainer that uses the PC internal speaker

Status

  stable, works quite well, unfinished.

System requirements

  Linux, any version

Detail

  Alan wrote this small program in only an hour. It is quite neat, and allows you to play morse at a range of speeds and frequencies through the PC internal speaker. You can specify the text to be played either from the command line, from a file, or the program is capable of generating random character groups. As it stands you must invoke the program from a Linux Virtual Console, as it relies on certain kernel calls to produce the sound, and these don't work as easily from an XTerm. As it sounds each character it lists the character in verbal form (Di, Dit, Dah etc.) to the screen. Alan is hoping that someone will take the code and enhance it with the features he has listed in the comments at the head of the source file.

Where and How to obtain it.

  I've had a large number of responses from people seeking this code, so I've obtained Alan's permission to make it available. You can obtain it from sunsite.unc.edu .

Copyright/Licensing

  GNU Public License 2, freely redistributable, no warranty.

## 6.2 morse (aka superiormorse)

Author

  Joe Dellinger, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, joe@sep.stanford.edu, jdellinger@trc.amoco.com, joe@soest.hawaii.edu

Description

  A morse-code practice program for UNIX workstations.

Status

  Quite stable

System Requirements

  Currently supports X11, Sun4, HP, Indigo, and Linux

Detail

  Lots of features and options. Includes a utility for generating random content QSOs, similar to those used in the FCC exams.

Where and How to obtain it:

  morse can be obtained from: sepftp.standford.edu .

Licensing/Copyright

  Freely Redistributable

Contributed by:

  Brian Suggs, AC6GV, and John Gotts, jgotts@engin.umich.edu

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