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Propagation Patterns (April 2021)

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 Not bad for 100 watts and a wire.  This is my personal signal propagation report captured thru GridTracker, on 4/6/2021.  Since we're at solar minimum I cannot wait to compare to solar maximum - somewhere half way thru Cycle 25!  The solar cycles are 10-11 year intervals so have to wait till 2026?

International Morse Code (Updated 2022)

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Updated February 2022: I wanted to update my original article and give a special shout out to Corrine who is working on a school project to study how a new invention or technology has changed history.   She is writing a paper about the telegraph and continuous wave and how Morse Code impacted society and changed the history of communication.  She found this timeline of the telegraph and wanted to share it with me as well. Thank you for sharing this resource Corrine!  Good luck on your 'Famous Inventors and Inventions' project for your technology class! 73  (da-da-dit-dit-dit    dit-dit-dit-da-dah) Chris de WX7V https://www.emissary.ai/telegraph-morse-code-text/ PS - March 2022:  If you're learning international Morse code I highly recommend Morse Mania for the iPhone.  For a small fee you can unlock the premium features.   Very nice application to practice sending and receiving Morse code.  Multiple levels, progress tracking, custom levels, and hidden features to keep you g