Eleventh edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 20:36:21 GMT)

Morse code

Letters

A	`. _`	B	`_ . . .`	C	`_ . _ .`	D	`_ . .`
E	`.`	F	`. . _ .`	G	`_ _ .`	H	`. . . .`
I	`. .`	J	`. _ _ _`	K	`_ . _`	L	`. _ . .`
M	`_ _`	N	`_ .`	O	`_ _ _`	P	`. _ _ .`
Q	`_ _ . _`	R	`. _ .`	S	`. . .`	T	`_`
U	`. . _`	V	`. . . _`	W	`. _ _`	X	`_ . . _`
Y	`_ . _ _`	Z	`_ _ . .`

Figures

1	`. - - - -`	6	`- . . . .`
2	`. . - - -`	7	`- - . . .`
3	`. . . - -`	8	`- - - . .`
4	`. . . . -`	9	`- - - - .`
5	`. . . . .`	0	`- - - - -`

Cut Numbers

Some stations use 'cut numbers' in CW transmissions. Six variations have been noted so far.

The most popular is the one where only the zero is a cut number: 'T'

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T

M8 and perhaps also other stations use the following variation:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
A	N	D	U	W	R	I	G	M	T

The QWERTY variation:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
Q	W	E	R	T	Y	U	I	O	P

Several numbers stations use the bold variant of this group. The others have been noted in military and maritime communications:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
A	U	3	4	5	6	7	D	N	T
A	U	V	4	E	6	B	D	N	T
A	U	V	4	5	6	B	D	N	T

Special characters

End of message	`. - . - .`	`[+ AR]`
Wait sign	`. _ . . .`	`[AS]`
Separation mark	`- . . . -`	`[= BT]`
Start sign	`- . - . -`	`[> CT]`
Break	`. - - . . .`	`[AB]`
End of transmission	`. . . - . -`	`[* VA/SK]`
Go ahead	`- . -`	`[K]`
Well received	`. - .`	`[R]`
Message understood	`. . . - .`	`[VE]`

Punctuation

Comma	`_ _ . . _ _`	`[, MIM]`
Period	`. _ . _ . _`	`[. AAA]`
Semicolon	`_ . _ . _ .`	`[; KR]`
Colon	`_ _ _ . . .`	`[: OS]`
Question mark	`. . _ _ . .`	`[? IMI]`
Parentheses	`_ . _ _ . _`	`[() KK]`
Apostrophe	`. _ _ _ _ .`	`[' WG]`
Quotation marks	`. _ . . _ .`	`[" AF]`
Hyphen	`_ . . . . _`	`[- DU]`
Fraction bar	`_ . . _ .`	`[/ DN]`
Error	`. . . . . . .`

Cyrillic alphabet

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