A modified version of the program "QSO" by Paul J. Drongowski is also included.
- Morse Code Table
-
- A .- N -. 1 .---- . .-.-.-
- B -... O --- 2 ..--- , --..--
- C -.-. P .--. 3 ...-- ? ..--..
- D -.. Q --.- 4 ....- ( -.--.
- E . R .-. 5 ..... - -....-
- F ..-. S ... 6 -....
- G --. T - 7 --...
- H .... U ..- 8 ---..
- I .. V ...- 9 ----.
- J .--- W .-- 0 -----
- K -.- X -..- / -..-.
- L .-.. Y -.-- + .-.-.
- M -- Z --.. = -...-
-
-The following characters are included if one uses the -B option:
-
- ) -.--.- " .-..-. _ ..--.- ' .----.
- : ---... ; -.-.-. $ ...-..- ! -.-.--
-
- Procedural Signals (Prosigns) for Morse Code
-
-<AR> "+" over, end of message
-<AS> "*" please stand by (<AS> 5 Wait 5 Minutes) (".-...")
-<BT> "=" (double dash) pause, break for text
-CL going off the air (clear)
-CQ calling any station
-K go, invite any station to transmit
-<KN> "(" go only, invite a specific station to transmit
-R all received OK
-<SK> "%" end of contact (sent before call) ("...-.-", known also as <VA>)
-
-The following Procedural Signals (Prosigns) are included if one
-uses the -S option:
-
-<AA> "^" new line (".-.-", the same as :a, ae)
-<BK> "#" invite receiving station to transmit ("-...-.-")
-<KA> "&" attention ("-.-.-")
-<SN> "@" understood ("...-.")
-
-The following characters are included if one uses the -A option:
-
- :a .-.- (also for ae, the same as <AA>)
- `a .--.- (also oa, danish a with ring over it)
- ch ---- (bar-ch ?, bar-h ?, ISO 8859-1 code 199 and 231 ?)
- -d ..--. (eth, overstrike d with -, ISO 8859-1 code 208 and 240)
- `e ..-..
- ~n --.--
- :o ---. (also for oe)
- :u ..-- (also for ue)
- ]p .--.. (thorn, overstrike ] with p, ISO 8859-1 code 222 and 254)
- paragraph .-.-.. (ISO 8859-1 code 167 ?)
-
+For the character set this trainer generates, see the manual page.
Special Characters and Groups (never included, placed here for completeness) :
Multiplication sign -..- (the same as x, ISO 8859-1 code 215 ?)
3 .-- 8 -.. 3 ...- 8 -..
4 ...- 9 -. 4 ....- 9 -.
5 ... 0 - 5 . 0 -
-
-Written by:
- Joe Dellinger, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- submitted to comp.sources.misc Dec 15 1993
- Revised version submitted to comp.sources.misc Nov 22 1994
-
-- joe@sep.stanford.edu
- jdellinger@trc.amoco.com
- joe@soest.hawaii.edu
-
-Since January 2005, maintained by:
- Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
- * Turned the old compile-time options for expanding the test set into
- runtime options -A, -B, -S, -X, -x.
- * Wrote the manual page.
- * Updated all code to use ANSI prototypes.
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
+<para>Here is the basic International Morse codest that the program
+will train you in:</para>
+
+<screen>
+ A .- N -. 1 .---- . .-.-.-
+ B -... O --- 2 ..--- , --..--
+ C -.-. P .--. 3 ...-- ? ..--..
+ D -.. Q --.- 4 ....- ( -.--.
+ E . R .-. 5 ..... - -....-
+ F ..-. S ... 6 -....
+ G --. T - 7 --...
+ H .... U ..- 8 ---..
+ I .. V ...- 9 ----.
+ J .--- W .-- 0 -----
+ K -.- X -..- / -..-.
+ L .-.. Y -.-- + .-.-.
+ M -- Z --.. = -...-
+</screen>
+
+<para>The following characters are included if one uses the -B option:</para>
+
+<screen>
+ ) -.--.- " .-..-. _ ..--.- ' .----.
+ : ---... ; -.-.-. $ ...-..- ! -.-.--
+</screen>
+
+<para>The following procedural signals (prosigns) are also included if
+one uses -B:</para>
+
+<screen>
+<AR> "+" over, end of message
+<AS> "*" please stand by (<AS> 5 Wait 5 Minutes) (".-...")
+<BT> "=" (double dash) pause, break for text
+CL going off the air (clear)
+CQ calling any station
+K go, invite any station to transmit
+<KN> "(" go only, invite a specific station to transmit
+R all received OK
+<SK> "%" end of contact (sent before call) ("...-.-", known also as <VA>)
+</screen>
+
+<para>The following less-used prosigns are included if one
+uses the -S option:</para>
+
+<screen>
+<AA> "^" new line (".-.-", the same as :a, ae)
+<BK> "#" invite receiving station to transmit ("-...-.-")
+<KA> "&" attention ("-.-.-")
+<SN> "@" understood ("...-.")
+</screen>
+
+<para>The following characters are included if one uses the -A option:</para>
+
+<screen>
+ :a .-.- (also for ae, the same as <AA>)
+ `a .--.- (also oa, danish a with ring over it)
+ ch ---- (bar-ch ?, bar-h ?, ISO 8859-1 code 199 and 231 ?)
+ -d ..--. (eth, overstrike d with -, ISO 8859-1 code 208 and 240)
+ `e ..-..
+ ~n --.--
+ :o ---. (also for oe)
+ :u ..-- (also for ue)
+ ]p .--.. (thorn, overstrike ] with p, ISO 8859-1 code 222 and 254)
+ paragraph .-.-.. (ISO 8859-1 code 167 ?)
+</screen>
+
<para>For the raw beginner trying to learn morse code, we recommend
the following sequence:</para>