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MORSE(1) | Education | MORSE(1) |
NAME¶
morse, QSO, morseX11, morseLinux, morseOSS, morseALSA - Morse-code trainer and QSO generator for aspiring radio hams
SYNOPSIS¶
morse [-i] [-I] [-r] [-n num] [-R num] [-N num] [-C charset] [-w num] [-f num] [-v num] [-g num] [-f num] [-e] [-c] [-b] [-a] [-l] [-m] [-t] [-T] [-s] [-q] [-p num] [-E num] [-M num] [-d] [-A] [-B] [-S] [-x num] [-X num] [word...]
DESCRIPTION¶
The morse program is a Morse-code trainer intended to help aspiring radio hams pass the 5-word-per-minute Element 1 test. It can take test text from a text file on standard input, or test words from its command-line arguments, or generate random text (-r) or play back what you type (-i).
A helper program, QSO, generates plausible QSOs that can be fed to the standard input of morse.
The following options control the behavior of morse:
-i
-I
-r
-n NUM
-R NUM
-N NUM (default 0 means unlimited)
-C 'STRING' (default all available characters)
-w
-f
-v
-g
-F
-e
-c
-b
-a
-l
-m
-t
-T
-s
-q
-p NUM
-E NUM
-M NUM
-d
-A
-B
-S
-X
-x
Here is the basic International Morse codest that the program will train you in:
A .- N -. 1 .---- . .-.-.-
B -... O --- 2 ..--- , --..--
C -.-. P .--. 3 ...-- ? ..--..
D -.. Q --.- 4 ....- ( -.--.
E . R .-. 5 ..... - -....-
F ..-. S ... 6 -....
G --. T - 7 --...
H .... U ..- 8 ---..
I .. V ...- 9 ----.
J .--- W .-- 0 -----
K -.- X -..- / -..-.
L .-.. Y -.-- + .-.-.
M -- Z --.. = -...-
The following characters are included if one uses the -B option:
) -.--.- " .-..-. _ ..--.-
' .----. : ---... ; -.-.-.
$ ...-..- ! -.-.-- @ .--.-.
The following procedural signals (prosigns) are also included if one uses -B:
<AR> "+" over, end of message <AS> "*" please stand by (<AS> 5 Wait 5 Minutes) (".-...") <BT> "=" (double dash) pause, break for text CL going off the air (clear) CQ calling any station K go, invite any station to transmit <KN> "(" go only, invite a specific station to transmit R all received OK <SK> "%" end of contact (sent before call) ("...-.-", known also as <VA>)
The following less-used prosigns are included if one uses the -S option:
<AA> "^" new line (".-.-", the same as :a, ae) <BK> "#" invite receiving station to transmit ("-...-.-") <KA> "&" attention ("-.-.-") <SN> "~" understood ("...-.")
The following characters are included if one uses the -A option:
:a .-.- (also for ae, the same as <AA>)
`a .--.- (also oa, danish a with ring over it)
ch ---- (bar-ch ?, bar-h ?, ISO 8859-1 code 199 and 231 ?)
-d ..--. (eth, overstrike d with -, ISO 8859-1 code 208 and 240)
`e ..-..
~n --.--
:o ---. (also for oe)
:u ..-- (also for ue)
]p .--.. (thorn, overstrike ] with p, ISO 8859-1 code 222 and 254)
paragraph .-.-.. (ISO 8859-1 code 167 ?)
For the raw beginner trying to learn morse code, we recommend the following sequence:
morse -r -s -T -d -w 5 -F 15 -p 5 -E -10
morse -r -s -T -d -w 5 -F 15 -p 5 -E 0
morse -r -T -d -w 5 -F 15 -M 2 -E 4
QSO | morse -e -T -d -w 5 -F 15
morse -r -T -d -w 5 -F 15
morse -r -T -d -w 13 -F 24
AUTHORS¶
Joe Dellinger <joe@montebello.soest.hawaii.edu>.
Updated 2005 by Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>.
Updated 2010 by Thomas Horsten <thomas@horsten.com>.
Other contributions by Jacek M. Holeczek and Marc Unangst.
01/05/2022 | morse |