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Show Radio Club Notes Conducted by G. S. Morris The Radio (Continental) Code A.- J. S... B - . . . K - . - T - C - . L U ..- D - . . M - - V . . . - E . N - . W . - - F...-.0 X - . . - G--. P.--.Y-.-- H Q - - . - Z - I . . R . - . 1 . 6 - ... . 2 . . 7 - - . . . 3 - 8 4 .... - 9 . 5 10 The numerals are perhaps the easiest of the entire code to master for the following reason: As may be noted each numeral is composed of 5 characters, either a dot or a dash; numerals 1 to 5 inclusive are indicated by the number' of dots transmitted followed by the necessary neces-sary amount of dashes to compose 5 characters. For example, the numei'al 1 starts with one dot. As the numeral is composed of 5 characters there must follow 4 dashes. Numeral 2 is indicated by 2 dots, likewise followed by the necessary number of dashes to compose 5 characters, which is 3. This arrangement holds true for numerals 2 to 5 inclusive. Numerals Num-erals 6 to 10 inclusive are the exact ex-act reverse, that is, numeral 6 is indicated by 1 dash, followed by the necessary number of dots to compose 5 characters which would be 4 dots, numeral 7 is indicated by 2 dashes followed by the necessary neces-sary number of dots to compose 5 characters which would be 3 dots and so on to numeral 10, which may be sent either as 5 dashes or one dash equal in length to 5 separate sepa-rate dashes. The letters likewise .have a certain cer-tain relationship which will greatly great-ly assist the student if that relationship rela-tionship is remembered. Certain letters are the reverse of others. For example, letter A is the reverse re-verse of letter N, letter B is the reverse of letter V, letter D is the reverse of letter U and so on. In : memorizing the code it has been , found good practice to take a small i group at a time, such as letter A to H. When this group has been ; mastered another group, such as I to 0. may be taken. When this group is mastered the two groups should be covered, forming words from the letters available in those two groups. Finally the last group, P to Z, may be taken and the above procedure followed. As everyone knows, speed in reception is only a result of practice and, if the dots are spoken of as "DIT" and ! dashes spoken of as "DAH", the student will find a rhythm thereby, there-by, which greatly speeds the ease of learning. l . . n |
