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Forget Facebook and Twitter,\u00a0 Morse code is on a comeback.<\/p>\nForget Facebook and Twitter,\u00a0 Morse code is on a comeback.<\/p>\n
A law change has opened up a radio frequency band so that hobby operators around the country can again communicate in dashes and dots.<\/p>\n
There were a few last minute nerves in preparation for a sound that hasn’t been heard in New Zealand for 15 years.<\/p>\n
Ramon Chandler began his Morse code career sending messages for the Wanganui Telegraph in the 1940s.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s my second language I guess you could say,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
A language he can now revive since a radio frequency for Morse code was re-opened this month.<\/p>\n
The news has excited Musick Point radio club members, who on their maiden transmission got a reply from two other hobbyists in Waimauku and Whangarei.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it’s bringing history back…which is what we should do,\u201d says amateur radio operator Ian Walker.<\/p>\n
While more enthusiasts are going retro and getting Morse equipment set up in their homes, modern satellite radio has a much longer reach.<\/p>\n
When the tsunami struck Samoa, club members just happened to be listening and were able to gather information for Civil Defence.<\/p>\n
But the communication system is mostly used for friendly chatter.<\/p>\n
Once two operators have spoken to each other from across the world a card is then sent to confirm that communication has taken place – like a postcard from around the world.<\/p>\n
Mr Walker says there are however conversation rules.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don’t talk about religion, you don’t talk about politics. Anything else is open game,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
You could say it is the Morse code of conduct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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