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Show HN: Silly Morse code chat app using WebSockets

#1
My dad just bought a new printer. I joked and asked if it also had fax and a scanner. He said yes, not realizing I was making fun of him, so I asked if it also supported Morse code. That made it clear :) Anyway, I decided to take the joke too far and build a silly Morse code chat app for fun.

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#6
Somewhat related, my iOS app[1] has a morse code reference and lets you train, it could be useful here.

Its backstory is also a bit silly, it started as the simplest app idea I could think of; I posted more about it recently[2].

[1]: https://apps.apple.com/app/simple-morse-tool/id873021583

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45569321

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#7
Very cool. It does get a bit chaotic when there are a number of people keying. If there was the ability to add a narrow filter then it could be usable for a QSO (radio contact)!

There are some other apps designed for having QSOs - VBand[1] and Vail Repeater[2].

Finally if you want to learn to use morse code on the air check out Long Island CW Club[3]

[1]: https://hamradio.solutions/vband/ [2]: https://vailmorse.com/ [3]: https://longislandcwclub.org/

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#9
That is quite fun! Not a lot of people know morse code so there is a lot of QRM (man made interference).

It is amazing how good the human brain is picking out signal from the noise.

I did spot one other Ham a fellow Brit (G4) but didn't complete a QSO (a contact). 73 (kind regards) de M5NCW

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