It might seem antiquated, but Morse code still has a number of advantages compared to other modes of communication, especially over radio waves. It’s low bandwidth compared to voice or even text, and ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Deputies with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) used one of the rarest forms of communication to reach an elderly man who had fallen and was stranded inside his home. That ...

Through the crackle and fuzz of long-distance radio, Karl Thompson easily translated the steady dit-dah, dit-dah, dit-dah of Morse Code from across the Atlantic. Thompson, operating amateur station ...

Morse code is a method of encoding words that was invented in the 19th Century as a way of transmitting messages over long distances. This was before the era of telephones and way before smartphones!

Dot-dot-dot. Dash-dash-dash. Dot-dot-dot. The Morse code abbreviation for SOS became a well-known symbol for me as a youngster. The code was not important to know because I needed saving, but because ...

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LOT OF TIME LOOKING UP A TELEPHONE POLLS AFTER ALL. HOW EXCITING. CAN A BUNCH OF WIRES AND CABLE BE? BUT IN CERTAIN SPOTS AROUND BOSTON LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER AND YOU MIGHT SEE SOMETHING UNUSUAL. A ...