So how do you learn morse code? There's only one
reasonable answer to that, which is the Western
method. Made by Bjørn Western and is an "onomatopoetic"
system as he calls it. As an example, the letter
B ( _ . . . ) in the Western system is be-bip-bip-bip.
C ( _ . _ . ) is ce-ti-ce-ti. This is a 4 CD course
and provides a solid base for further practice before
the exam.
For those of you who are scratching your head wondering
why we have to know morse code, it is because of
the navigation aids we use send out identification
in morse code, so that we know that we are using
the correct station. The morse code is printed on
the charts, but knowing the code we don't have to
look down at the chart (more time for other things).
The plan now is to start the phase 5b next Monday
(14 nov), either in Ålesund or in Sandefjord.
I'll have to wait and see.
|
