tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post2939060791500120658..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Morse Code, Part IIAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-42899874960942198582011-08-28T17:59:24.417+00:002011-08-28T17:59:24.417+00:00In the Navy, we used to have a "popular"...In the Navy, we used to have a "popular" NEC for it: 9169.<br /><br />Now, I believe Morse has nearly gone away. . .NavyOnehttp://www.themellowjihadi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-38684119250465674072011-08-28T17:24:31.224+00:002011-08-28T17:24:31.224+00:00Thanks for your blog, it is always informative. On...Thanks for your blog, it is always informative. Only problem this time is that it is going to shame me into getting my act together and put some effort into learning morse properly rather that just the scraps I can remember!Alistairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-87369345452839014602011-08-28T00:57:48.755+00:002011-08-28T00:57:48.755+00:00My father used Morse code in the Navy and taught i...My father used Morse code in the Navy and taught it to me, and the memory aid for L was that L stood for Love- "di DAH di dit: the <i>HELL</i> with it."Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-73481775894060855892011-08-27T22:08:31.432+00:002011-08-27T22:08:31.432+00:00I remember a short-lived campaign long ago urging ...I remember a short-lived campaign long ago urging people to honk the Morse letter L for Litterbug at people throwing trash out their car windows: "no-<b>LIT</b>-ter-ing!" My own personal mnemonic for many months was simply the rhythm of a couple of letters from a nearby nav transmitter, LA: "<i>diDAHdidit diDAH</i>".Anoynmoushttp://anoynmous.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-74964217404488318082011-08-27T00:24:40.752+00:002011-08-27T00:24:40.752+00:00L -" To hell with it" worked for me some...L -" To hell with it" worked for me some thirty years ago when doing a professional exam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com