Morse Code Page
Back in the old days, before RADAR...and long before GPS (Global Positioning Satallite)...back when the WASP were training at Avenger Field...they had to learn MORSE CODE. Since their airplanes were not equiped with instruments that would tell them exactly where they were, they listened to RADIO signals...for MORSE CODE being sent from the different bases and control towers . Different signals were sent out from the base in different directions. The WASP carried RADIO MAPS in the cockpits with the frequencies and code for the different signals. They were taught to determine how far on or off course they were by listening to the strength of the signal. The loudest, clearest signal meant that you were right on course.
Tapping the 'key' down onto the contact creates an electronic sound...if you hold it down, it creates a - (dah) or, if you tap quickly, it creates a shorter . (dit) sound. Type in a message and listen to the morse code in the box below. (You must have a java-enabled browser for this to work, sorry)
