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The Art of Morse Code Mystery Cache

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RonTon: The geocaching.com maps show the location for this cache is within the park boundaries however it is actually on private property. I am re-hiding it at a new location as “The Art of Morse Code take 2”, GCA2CPR.

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Hidden : 6/6/2019
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is at the posted coordinates.

Morse code has been in use for more than 160 years, longer than any other electrical coding system.

The Modern International Morse code, or continental code, was created by Friedrich Clemens Gerke in 1848 and initially used for telegraphy between Hamburg and Cuxhaven in Germany.

In July 1939 at a contest in Asheville, North Carolina Ted R. McElroy set a still-standing record for Morse copying at 75.2 wpm (words per minute).

Cache instructions: You will need to decode the four digit lock combination that is sent in Morse Code when you press the button on the container. The code will be sent at 40 wpm the first time you press the button. Each time you press the button the speed will slow down until it reaches 5 wpm. If you delay more than 15 seconds between presses it will start over at 40 wpm.

Note: Be sure to align the numbers on the side of the lock that has lines engraved between the tumblers.

 


 

This cache was placed as part of Hike-n-Seek 2019.

 


 

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