"Learn Your Name In Morse Code Day" EVENT
National Learn Your Name In Morse Code Day celebrates the ingenuity of Morse code, introduced in the 1830s by Samuel Morse and his colleagues.
Celebrated annually on January 11th, it encourages people to connect with this historical form of communication by learning how to spell their names in Morse code.
This day was created by an individual known as Brownielocks, aiming to revive interest in Morse code, a system once vital for telegraphic communications and still valued within amateur radio circles.
While Morse code is no longer a requirement for Ham Radio Licenses, you'll see it in the odd geocache puzzle!
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-.. .- - . / ---... / ... .- - ..- .-. -.. .- -.-- / .---- .---- - .... / .--- .- -. ..- .- .-. -.-- (DATE : Saturday 11th January)
- .. -- . ---... / .---- ----- / -....- / .---- ----- .-.-.- ...-- ----- / .- -- (TIME: 10 - 10.30 am)
.-.. --- -.-. .- - .. --- -. / ---... / -... -... --.- / .- .-. . .- / .- - / - .... . / .--. --- -. -.. .- --. . .-.-.- (LOCATION : BBQ area at the pondage)
You can come along prepared with your name in morse by heading to https://morsecode.world/international/translator.html to translate your name or there will be translators available on the day. Everyone is welcome including new folk who would like to learn more. Bring trackables to swap and 2025 plans to share. Event FTF offered to the 'morse trivia' quiz winner at 10.15.
ALSO
January 11th might seem like just another day, but apart from this, it's packed with intriguing and memorable events.
For example, on this day in
1922 : insulin was first used to treat diabetes in a human patient
1935 : Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland
1964 : Johnny Cash Scores His First No.1 Country Album : Ring of Fire – The Best of Johnny Cash
1967 : Jimi Hendrix recorded "Purple Haze" at De Lea studios in London
1973 : Cessation of hostilities in Vietnam by Australian forces
1992 : Nirvana achieved the unthinkable; Nevermind knocked Michael Jackson off the No. 1 spot on the Billboard chart coinciding with the band's first performance on Saturday Night Live
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