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Telegraph Civil War Technology Table of Contents
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The USMT CW Communicator Ionosphere server is now online! Use our server address of "cw.unitedstatesmilitarytelegraph.org" in your CW Communicator program! Practice CW, DOT or any version of MorseCode you choose. For DOT Code, please use channel 1863. For more information on the CW Communicator program, click here. For instructions on how to configure your CW Communicator program for use with our "ionosphere" server, click here.
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Civil War Telegraphy |
The Telegraph
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Insulators In Use During |
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How to build your
telegraph set page one
How to build your
telegraph set page two
How to build your
telegraph set page three
How to build your
telegraph set page four
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DOT Code USMT MorseMail
Server Schematic
for Morse 1856--Pike's Illustrated Catalog
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DOT Code Education Website |
Click on the picture above for Dot Code practice and test. In addition to sounders, we at the OVCWA
use small 25 milliwatt Broadcast Band Modulated CW transmitters which have 140 ohm relays keying
the transmitter. This signal is received by small pocket radios with the earphone in the collar
allowing those without "click" training to receive both Dot Code and Morse
as a Ham radio would. The OVCWA Standardized Telegraph System (STS) is
HERE The OVCWA STS interface is
HERE.
Dave Bock, Ted Wagner, and Dave Harbin are amateur radio operators (ham radio). We all know International Morse. Dave Harbin is, by far, the best American Morse operator.
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