p33k4y t1_iubjs0i wrote
Reply to comment by imnotsoho in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
This.
A family member also operated Morse around that timeframe.
He told me in comm rooms there were constant chatter of Morse code in the background from traffic meant for other stations.
Yet at times even when he was half asleep / dozing off from fatigue while on duty, his hand would automatically reach for the Morse key "clicker" and start to respond subconsciously whenever his station's "dit-dit-dah" code came on air.
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