The title says the word STEEMIT morse symbols : "s" ... / "t" - / "e" . /"m" -- / "i" .. / "t" -
A very long time ago, when there was no keyboard and "mouse", text was typed with this device.
It's called the Morse Key.
If you press the lever, then the contacts close the circuit and a signal goes through the wires.
quick click - "point"
long press - "dash"
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I have a straight ship key. it was used by the radio operator of the ship "Liberty"-type/ It was during the IIWW years (1943)
Many marine signals are encrypted in a special Book
Such signals have only one letter, but convey a lot of meaning.
For example, the signal “L” means “Stop your boat immediately”. This signal is sent as a "point / dash / point / point"
Signal "O"means "Man Overboard" . This signal is sent as a "dash / dash / dash "
All sailors know these signals. Although Morse code has not been used for a long time. Now the connection between the ships through the space satellite and the Internet.
But I keep this key for the day when the Internet will probably be de-energized.
This is my "private key".
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