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.op ..MORSETXT.MAN for v1.0 --CHR$(13)25AUG85 Manual File edit 02JUL86 .. ***----MORSETXT.COM v1.0-----*** * * * International Morse Code * * transmitter for text files * * via an RS-232 control line * * for CP/M 2.2 & compatible * * computers * * * ***-- --CHR$(13)23AUG85------*** Topics: WordStar printed page: 1. Introduction an overview 1 a. Why I wrote this 1 b. What it can do 1 c. What you'll need to use it 2 2. Defaults the command characters 2 a. Sending speed 3 b. Alphabet expansion 3 c. White space extension 4 d. Pretty flag 6 3. Modes the major program functions 6 a. Sending 6 b. Console command 7 c. Console filename entry 7 d. Morse keyboard loop 8 e. Ditrate test mode 8 4. Installation the overlay, and beyond 9 a. Hardware 9 b. About speakers 9 c. Software 9 d. Codespeed 9 e. Beyond the overlay 10 5. Operation Simple User's Manual 11 6. Use hints, better sounds, etc. 16 a. Novice 16 b. General 17 c. Extra 18 d. High-speed use 18 7. Character Map use this when you write practice-copy 21 or patch the conversion table 8. Library List what's in this MORSETXT.LBR as released 22 9. Beyond room for improvements 23 .pa è.pn1 .he MORSETXT.MAN for v1.0 --CHR$(13)09SEP85edit Manual File -#- 1. Introduction a. Why I wrote this... ╔á wrotσá MORSETX╘ t∩ ge⌠ m∙ codespeeΣá up¼á b∙á havinτá thσ ì compute≥á reaΣ tex⌠ file≤ t∩ mσ whilσ m∙ hand≤ werσ bus∙ (washinτ ì dishes¼á iµ yo⌡ mus⌠ know¼á ugh)« .cp3 It'≤á ßá lo⌠á easie≥á t∩ writσ practicσá cop∙á witΦá VD╧á o≥ ì WordSta≥ thaε i⌠ i≤ t∩ si⌠ dowε anΣ recorΣ ß cop∙ tape¼ eveε witΦ ì Benche≥ paddles¼ anΣ thσ computer'≤ fis⌠ i≤ ß lo⌠ les≤ sloppy« .cp7 Too¼á therσ arσ ß lo⌠ oµ file≤ ou⌠ oε thσ BB╙ system≤ tha⌠ ╔ ì haven'⌠ memorizeΣ t∩ thσ poin⌠ oµ uselessness¼á wherea≤ ╔ usuall∙ ì kno≈á ß tapσ almos⌠ b∙ hear⌠ wheε ╔ ge⌠ donσ recordinτ i⌠ (anΣá ╔ ì losσá m∙ head-cop∙ wheε ╔ wincσ a⌠ m∙á played-bacδá botches)«á Iµ ì it'≤á no⌠ to∩ cryptic¼á almos⌠ an∙ messagσ filσ caε bσ gooΣá cop∙ ì practice. ì .cp7 MORSETX╘ caε bσ useΣ t∩ begiε learninτ thσ code¼ too« Iµ thσ ì ideßá oµ packe⌠ radi∩ ha≤ gotteε yo⌡ exciteΣ abou⌠ amateu≥ radio¼ ì perhap≤ m∙ prograφ prox∙ caε hel≡ yo⌡ ge⌠ you≥ Techniciaε licensσ ì s∩á yo⌡á caεá swa≡ file≤ witΦ peoplσ (acros≤ thσ globσá wheεá yo⌡ ì upgradσá t∩á General⌐ withou⌠ runninτ u≡ ß lo⌠á oµá long-distancσ ì charges« You haven't heard about packet yet? .cp7 b. What it can do... MORSETX╘á read≤ iε tex⌠ files¼á recorΣ b∙ record¼á anΣ send≤ ì theφ ou⌠ characte≥ b∙ characte≥ a≤ Internationa∞ Morsσ Codσá (thσ ì kinΣ ham≤ use)« A≤ eacΦ characte≥ i≤ sen⌠ out¼ i⌠ i≤ addeΣ t∩ thσ ì TYPE-stylσ displa∙ oε thσ screen« .cp5 Thσá filename.ty≡á giveε caεá bσá ambiguous╗á MORSETX╘á wil∞ ì expanΣá i⌠á ou⌠á witΦ BDO╙ Search-For-Firs⌠á anΣá Search-For-Nex⌠ ì calls¼á anΣ senΣ al∞ thσ file≤ tha⌠ match¼á iε thσ orde≥ iε whicΦ ì BDO╙ find≤ them. .cp5 Thσá giveε filenamσ caε bσ tha⌠ oµ ß SUBMI╘á file«á MORSETX╘ ì wil∞ reaΣ iε thσ SU┬ filσ containinτ ß lis⌠ oµ othe≥ files¼á theε ì senΣá theφ ou⌠ onσ b∙ one«á An∙ command≤ (discusseΣ below⌐ iε thσ ì SU┬ filσ line≤ wil∞ bσ implementeΣ a≤ the∙ arσ encountered. .cp6 MORSETX╘á caεá bσá interrupteΣá a⌠á an∙á timσá t∩á accep⌠á ß ì replacemen⌠ lis⌠ oµ filename≤ anΣ commands« Again¼ ambiguou≤ filσ ì specifier≤ wil∞ bσ expandeΣ wheε encountereΣ anΣ SUBfile≤ wil∞ bσ ì copieΣá in¼á thougΦ the∙ wil∞ displacσ thσ res⌠ oµ thσ lis⌠ a≤á ß ì result. .cp5 MORSETX╘á als∩á contain≤á ßá direc⌠á console-to-Morsσá loop« ì Thi≤ effectivel∙ operate≤ a≤ aε unbuffereΣ keyboarΣá keyer«á Thi≤ ì caεá bσá invokeΣ iε thσ middlσ oµ ß filσ witΦá ßá keystroke¼á anΣ ì dismissed back to continue sending the file with another. .cp6 è Onσá oµá thσá possiblσ command≤ MORSETX╘á accept≤á i≤á "loo≡ ì forever"«á WitΦá thi≤á anΣ thσ othe≥ capabilities¼á MORSETX╘á caε ì spenΣá eternit∙ sendinτ thσ filσ content≤ oµ ever∙ disδá iεá you≥ ì system¼ ove≥ anΣ over¼ iµ yo⌡ s∩ desire¼ witΦ ß differen⌠ sendinτ ì rate for each one. .cp4 c. What you'll need to use it... Thσ prograφ contain≤ onl∙ 808░ code¼á s∩ i⌠ run≤ iε an∙ CP/═ ì 2.▓ compatiblσ environment«á .cp5 I⌠á doe≤ requirσ somσ equate-settinτ and/o≥ overla∙á writinτ ì t∩á se⌠á up«á ┴ samplσ overla∙ filσ i≤ iε thi≤ librar∙á fo≥á tha⌠ ì purpose«áá Modif∙áá thσá overla∙á filσá t∩á mee⌠á you≥á machine'≤ ì requirements¼ assemblσ i⌠ anΣ usσ MLOAD¼ DDT¼ o≥ SI─ t∩ integratσ ì i⌠ int∩ MORSETXT.CO═ itself« .cp4 Thσá COMfilσá itselµ i≤ se⌠ u≡ fo≥ thσ Ampr∩á Littlσá Board« ì Ampr∩á owner≤ wh∩ likσ m∙ default≤ caε ruε thσ prograφ righ⌠á ou⌠ ì oµ thσ box¼ withou⌠ puttinτ iε thσ overlay. .cp3 Yo⌡ wil∞ neeΣ somσ kinΣ oµ ß tone-maker« There'≤ ß schematiπ ì iεá thσá overla∙ filσ oµ onσ tha⌠ caε bσ buil⌠ fo≥ a≤á littlσá a≤ ì arounΣá $5.0░á eveε iµ yo⌡ bu∙ thσ part≤á froφá Radi∩á Shack«á .cp4 Iµá you'rσá ambitious¼á I'vσ includeΣ somσá hardwarσá desigε ì note≤á iεá thσ High-SpeeΣ Usσ sectioε oµ thi≤ file¼á oεá way≤á t∩ ì drivσ sidetonσ oscillator≤ anΣ synthesizer≤ witΦ you≥ computer. .cp7 2. Defaults Therσá arσá severa∞ commanΣ option≤ whicΦ caε bσá controlleΣ ì froφá thσ commanΣ line¼á anΣ b∙ consolσ inpu⌠ withiε thσ program« ì Threσá oµá theφ ma∙ bσ se⌠ b∙ assembl∙ anΣá installatioεá oµá thσ ì overla∙ (o≥ b∙ direct patching). .cp7 a. Sending speed... Thσá defaul⌠á speeΣá fo≥ MORSETX╘ ruε oε ßá Z8░á (╔á haven'⌠ ì checkeΣ 808░ o≥ 808╡ timing╗á ╔ expec⌠ HD6418░ timinτ t∩ bσá off⌐ ì i≤á 2░ word≤ pe≥ minute¼á tuneΣ b∙ thσ PARI╙ tes⌠ (thσ worΣ PARI╙ ì sen⌠á 4░á time≤ iε 12░ seconds)«á Thσ worΣ PARI╙ i≤ ß gooΣá dumm∙ ì grou≡ fo≥ approximatinτ thσ sendinτ speeΣ oµ actua∞ clea≥ text« .cp7 Iµ you'l∞ bσ usinτ MORSETX╘ t∩ senΣ typica∞ random-characte≥ ì group≤á (a≤á encountereΣá iε stud∙ tape≤ fo≥á thσá amateu≥á radi∩ ì licensσ exams)¼ you'l∞ neeΣ t∩ adjus⌠ you≥ specifieΣ codespeeΣ b∙ ì multiplyinτá i⌠á b∙ 1.▓ t∩ makσ thσ commonl∙ accepteΣá words-per-ì minutσá rate«á Yo⌡ caε tes⌠ thi≤ b∙ sendinτ ß filσ consistinτá oµ ì thσ worΣ CODE╪ ove≥ anΣ ove≥ (witΦ ß spacσ afte≥ eacΦ one). .cp7 è Sendinτ speed≤ othe≥ thaε thσ defaul⌠ arσ typeΣ iε a≤ words-ì per-minute-times-ten«á Thus¼á t∩á tel∞ thσ prograφ t∩ senΣ a⌠á 1│ ì word≤á pe≥á minute¼á yo⌡ typσ 130«á Thi≤ allow≤á fo≥á fractiona∞ ì increment≤á iεá codespeeΣ a⌠ thσ slo≈ enΣá oµá things¼á wherσá i⌠ ì matters«á Abovσá 2░á wpm¼á fractiona∞ increment≤ aren'⌠ al∞á tha⌠ ì linear¼ bu⌠ then¼ the∙ aren'⌠ al∞ tha⌠ usefu∞ either. .cp11 b. Alphabet expansion... Thσá alphabe⌠á expansioεá defaul⌠á i≤á copieΣá int∩á contro∞ ì positioεá beforσá ever∙á filσ i≤ sent«á Thi≤ mean≤á that¼á iµá m∙ ì default≤á arσá lef⌠ in¼á thσ prograφ wil∞ usσ almos⌠á thσá entirσ ì Internationa∞ Morsσ alphabe⌠ a≤ founΣ iε thσ 198╡ ARR╠á Handbook« ì Somσ ASCI╔ character≤ tha⌠ havσ n∩ Morsσ equivalent≤ arσ useΣ fo≥ ì prosign≤á (procedura∞á signs¼á thσá Morsσ equivalen⌠á t∩á contro∞ ì characters¼á formeΣ b∙ runninτ norma∞ letter≤ together)«á No⌠ al∞ ì thσ possiblσ prosign≤ arσ included╗ seσ thσ Characte≥ Ma≡ sectioε ì fo≥ ß lis⌠ oµ thσ one≤ tha⌠ are. .cp5 Iµá thi≤ optioε i≤ toggled¼á thσ prograφ filter≤á character≤ ì afte≥á displaying«á You'l∞á stil∞á seσ you≥ filσ jus⌠ a≤á i⌠á wa≤ ì typed¼á bu⌠á onl∙ thesσ characters¼á thσ one≤ thσ amateu≥ licensσ ì exams cover, will actually be sent: .cp12 letters: A through Z (and a through z) numbers: 0 through 9 punctuation: comma , <mim> period . <aaa> query ? <imi> slant-bar / <dn> double-dasΦá á = <bt> (useΣ on-the-ai≥á a≤á ßá lonτ dash, i.e. -- ; as used, generally means "um","ah", "duhh", etc.) .cp6 prosigns: "end of my transmission, your turn" + <ar> "finished with you, signing clear" see below <sk> .cp6 <sk╛ i≤ thσ onσ prosigε fo≥ whicΦ thσ FC├ test≤ whicΦ i≤ no⌠ ì mappeΣá t∩á an∙á standarΣá ASCI╔á character«á Iεá MORSETXT¼á I'vσ ì assigned it to '#', a character with no Morse equivalent. It will bσ sen⌠ wheε thσ ARR╠ alphabe⌠ filte≥ i≤ turneΣ on¼á bu⌠ bσ awarσ ì that the character selection is my choice and not official. .cp4 Iε filtereΣ mode¼ MORSETX╘ doe≤ senΣ onσ characte≥ whicΦ thσ ì amateu≥ licensσ exam≤ don'⌠ cover¼á thσ ampersand║ '&'« M∙á excusσá i≤á tha⌠á I'Σ havσ t∩ takσ ßá smal∞á machetσá t∩ ì the prograφ's flo≈ contro∞ t∩ filte≥ tha⌠ out« .cp6 è M∙á rea∞á reasoεá i≤á tha⌠á ╔ happeεá t∩á reall∙á likσá tha⌠ ì character¼á thσ onσ obviou≤ holdou⌠ froφ Americaε TelegrapΦ Morsσ ì (thσ codσ S«á F«á B«á Morsσ devised⌐ t∩ sho≈ u≡ iεá Internationa∞ ì Morsσá (thσá codσ thσ IT╒ deviseΣ afte≥ MarconΘá starteΣá sellinτ ì radios to all the ships at sea). .cp4 Seσá thσá Characte≥á Ma≡á fo≥ othe≥á punctuatioεá anΣá othe≥ ì prosigns¼á somσ oµ whicΦ havσ actua∞ assigneΣ ASCI╔á equivalents¼ ì bu⌠ whicΦ amateur-radi∩ licensσ test≤ don'⌠ cover. .cp8 c. White-space extension... Thi≤á extensioεá i≤á no⌠á asserteΣá iεá default«á It'≤á als∩ ì somewha⌠á harΣ t∩ explain«á Iµ you'rσ ne≈ t∩ Morsσ Code¼á i⌠ wil∞ meaε thσ leas⌠ t∩ you¼ ì bu⌠ you'rσ thσ onσ who'l∞ neeΣ i⌠ thσ most« Bea≥ witΦ me¼ please. .cp8 Likσá thσá Romaεá alphabe⌠ useΣá fo≥á writteεá English¼á thσ ì Internationa∞á Morsσá Codσ i≤ ß sounΣ alphabe⌠á buil⌠á oµá simplσ ì elements« Wherσ thσ writteε worΣ ha≤ straigh⌠ stroke≤ anΣ curves¼ ì Morsσ ha≤ dit≤ anΣ dahs¼á shor⌠ burst≤ anΣ lonτ burst≤ oµ signal« ì Thesσá sounΣá element≤ arσ combineΣ togethe≥ acros≤á timσá rathe≥ ì thaε acros≤ thσ paper¼ t∩ forφ letter≤ whicΦ wσ reaΣ anΣ write« .cp6 Man∙ peoplσ begiε learninτ thσ codσ b∙ countinτ thσ dit≤ anΣ ì dahs as they come through. Thi≤á i≤ somewha⌠ likσ decodinτ thσ lette≥ 'T'¼á iεá readinτ ì printeΣá English¼á b∙á noticinτ tha⌠ i⌠ ha≤á ßá <T>op«á GooΣá fo≥ ì starts¼ perhaps¼ bu⌠ cripplinτ iµ useΣ fo≥ an∙ lengtΦ oµ time. .cp6 Thσ probleφ witΦ thi≤ approacΦ i≤ tha⌠ one'≤ attention¼á thσ ì mos⌠á difficul⌠ par⌠ oµ one'≤ minΣ t∩ direc⌠ fo≥ rotσá processes¼ ì i≤ beinτ useΣ t∩ perforφ thσ entirσ decodinτ process« Whilσ i⌠ i≤ ì doinτ this¼ i⌠ canno⌠ collec⌠ thσ letter≤ togethe≥ int∩ ß worΣ t∩ ì bσ understooΣ a≤ par⌠ oµ ß sentence. .cp6 Thi≤ i≤ wha⌠ result≤ iε thσ "plateauó oµ whicΦ yo⌡ ma∙á havσ ì heard¼á tha⌠ barrie≥ a⌠ abou⌠ 1░ word≤ pe≥ minute«á Thi≤ i≤ abou⌠ ì thσá codespeeΣ a⌠ whicΦ thσ minΣ i≤ full∙ occupieΣ witΦá countinτ ì dit≤á anΣá dah≤ anΣ theε "lookinτ upó thσ meaninτ iε somσá menta∞ ì table« Thσ consciou≤ minΣ simpl∙ canno⌠ cop∙ codσ an∙ faster. ì .cp6 Thσá solutioεá t∩ thi≤ i≤ thσ samσ useΣ iε gooΣá school≤á iε ì teachinτ peoplσ t∩ read..« a≤ sooε a≤ the∙ havσ somσ ideß oµ wha⌠ ì eacΦá lette≥ mean≤ a≤ ß spokeε sound¼á star⌠ theφ readinτ faster¼ ì eveε iµ thei≥ recognitioε percentagσ temporaril∙ drops¼á s∩á tha⌠ ì i⌠á i≤ easie≥ t∩ ski≡ thσ consciou≤ "lookupó proces≤ iµ the∙ havσ ì an∙ firφ ideß a⌠ al∞ oµ wha⌠ thσ lette≥ is« .cp4 A⌠ thi≤ speed¼ thσ word≤ star⌠ t∩ matter« WitΦ practice¼ thσ ì beginninτá reade≥á sooε cease≤ t∩ havσ t∩ rereaΣ ß worΣ (a⌠á tha⌠ ì same fast clip) in order to recognize it. .cp9 è Iεá learninτá Morsσ Code¼á thσ equivalen⌠á t∩á thi≤á speedu≡ ì proces≤á i≤á t∩ speeΣ u≡ thσ letter≤ themselves¼á bu⌠ (a⌠á first⌐ ì providσá enougΦ timσ iε betweeε letter≤ fo≥ thσá still-developinτ ì decodinτá mechanisφ iε thσ subconsciou≤ t∩ proces≤á thσá element-ì grou≡ anΣ comσ u≡ witΦ thσ meaninτ oµ thσ letter«á Eveε a⌠ ß slo≈ ì letter-rate¼á thσá dit-ratσá i≤á stil∞ to∩ higΦ fo≥ thσá minΣá t∩ ì easil∙ resor⌠ t∩ dit-counting..«á thσ subconsciou≤ i≤ pusheΣ int∩ ì actioε b∙ necessity. .cp6 Thi≤á i≤ thσ FarnswortΦ Method¼á thσ approacΦ useΣ b∙ thσ 7│ ì Magazinσá codσ tapes¼á froφ whicΦ ╔ originall∙ learneΣ thσá code« ì Thei≥ starte≥ tapσ ha≤ ß letter-ratσ oµ ╡ wpm¼á bu⌠ ß ditratσá oµ ì 1│ wpm« Thσ follow-u≡ tapσ raise≤ thσ letter-ratσ t∩ ╢ wpm¼ whilσ ì thσ ditratσ creep≤ t∩ 15« It'≤ aε excellen⌠ wa∙ t∩ star⌠ learninτ ì thσ code. .cp3 Onσ oµ m∙ reason≤ fo≥ writinτ thi≤ program¼á however¼á wa≤ ß ì new plateau that developed as a result of these tapes. .cp6 Thσá Internationa∞ Morsσ Codσ ha≤ ß regula≥ structurσá baseΣ ì oεá thσ dit¼á thσ smalle≥ oµ thσ tw∩ elements«á (Thσ timσ spen⌠ t∩ senΣ ß di⌠ is¼ then¼ thσ Code'≤ baud¼ thσ ì smalles⌠á anΣá mos⌠ fundamenta∞ uni⌠ oµ informatioε iε thσá code« ì Thσ baudratσ i≤ thσ speeΣ a⌠ whicΦ thesσ basiπ unit≤ arσ sent.) ..Note: I had this wrong in the first version of this manual. .cp6 ┴ daΦ i≤ equa∞ t∩ │ dits«á Betweeε tw∩ element≤ iε ß letter¼ ì ß dit's-wortΦ oµ silence«á Betweeε tw∩ letters¼ ß dah's-wortΦ oµ ì silence« Betweeε tw∩ words¼ ╖ dit≤ oµ silence. Wheεá machine-generateΣá codσ i≤ sent¼á thi≤ i≤á ho≈á i⌠á i≤ ì structured. This is the default structure used by MORSETXT. .cp9 Thσ 7│ tapes¼ though¼ havσ ß between-lette≥ spacσ oµ roughl∙ ì seveε dits«á ╔ go⌠ useΣ t∩ that¼á anΣ ╔ founΣ soliΣá machine-sen⌠ ì codσá (sucΦá a≤á tha⌠á oεá thσ FC├á tes⌠á tapes⌐á to∩á thicδá fo≥ ì comfortablσ o≥ soliΣ copy«á ╔ als∩ founΣ ß lo⌠ oµ on-the-ai≥ codσ ì to∩á thick¼á anΣ haΣ t∩ sticδ witΦ conversation≤ witΦ peoplσá wh∩ ì sen⌠á slower«á M∙ subconscious¼á no⌠ beinτ pusheΣ t∩ comσ u≡ witΦ ì thσ letter≤ iε ß norma∞ time¼á wa≤ lagginτ badly«á I⌠ tooδ mσ tw∩ ì tries, a year apart, to pass the General code exam. .cp4 I'vσá takeε ß compromisσ approacΦ iε writinτá MORSETXT«á Yo⌡ ì caε ste≡ thσ codespeeΣ u≡ iε tenth-wpφ increments«á Yo⌡ caεá als∩ ì usσá thσ ╫ commanΣ optioε t∩ doublσ (no⌠ triple⌐ thσ whitσá spacσ ì betweeε letter≤ anΣ words. .cp6 Usσ thi≤ commanΣ optioε iµ you'rσ jus⌠ gettinτ starteΣá witΦ ì thσ code« I⌠ wil∞ hel≡ yo⌡ t∩ bσ ablσ t∩ turε u≡ thσ baudratσ anΣ ì hea≥á thσá letter≤á a≤á sound-group≤ rathe≥ thaεá a≤á packet≤á oµ ì discretσ bauds«á Star⌠ witΦ 7.╡ wpm¼á witΦ thσ whitespacσá optioε ì turned on. .cp8 è Wheεá yo⌡ ge⌠ t∩ abou⌠ 1░ wpm¼á though¼á turε ofµ thσá extrß ì whitσ spacσ anΣ jum≡ t∩ 15¼á eveε iµ yo⌡ havσ ver∙ poo≥ copy¼ anΣ ì hanτá on«á You≥ subconsciou≤ wil∞ bucδ anΣ tr∙ t∩ thro≈ yo⌡á off¼ ì beforσ i⌠ settle≤ dowε t∩ carryinτ yo⌡ wherσ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ go« Pla∙ ì witΦá periodiπ session≤ oµ mucΦ highe≥ speed≤ s∩ i⌠ know≤ no⌠á t∩ ì get lazy or belligerent. Me, I'm jamming mine with 30 wpm. I want my Extra. .cp6 d. Pretty Flag... Thσá defaul⌠ conditioε fo≥ thi≤ flaτ i≤ off¼á no⌠á asserted« ì Thi≤á flag¼á wheεá set¼á inhibit≤ tw∩ clean-u≡ function≤á iεá thσ ì program. .cp7 ╔á wrotσ MORSETX╘ t∩ makσ usσ oµ thσ man∙ file≤ anΣ message≤ ì ╔á writσá o≥ downloaΣ froφ BB╙ system≤ a≤ ra≈ materia∞á fo≥á cop∙ ì practice«á Man∙á oµ thesσ file≤ arσ WordSta≥ formatted¼á witΦ thσ ì extrßá sof⌠ space≤ tha⌠ WordSta≥ throw≤ iε t∩ right-justif∙á eacΦ ì line«á Somσ oµ theφ (mine¼á fo≥ instance⌐ arσ outrigh⌠ prose¼ anΣ ì usσ thσ ellipsi≤ ('...'⌐ t∩ indicatσ trailinτ thoughts. .cp5 Neithe≥á oµá thesσá construction≤ sounΣ gooΣá wheεá they'rσ ì sent«á Thσá extrß space≤ makσ fo≥ chopp∙ copy¼á throwinτ ofµá thσ ì listeninτá rhythm«á Thσ ellipsi≤ simpl∙ isn'⌠ useΣ ove≥ thσá air╗ ì the <bt> double-dash is used instead. .cp5 Wheεá thσ PRETT┘ functioε i≤ operatinτ (wheε thσ flaτá isn'⌠ ì set¼á inhibitinτ it)¼á MORSETX╘ test≤ fo≥ spaces«á Onl∙ thσ firs⌠ ì spacσá iε ß ro≈ oµ tw∩ o≥ morσ space≤ wil∞ bσá sent«á Thσá other≤ ì will be displayed, but they won't occupy time. .cp5 The ellipsis construct is changed to: <period> <bt> <bt> ._._._ _..._ _..._ .cp5 Thi≤á i≤ somethinτ ╔ hea≥ oε thσ ai≥ froφ timσ t∩ time¼á anΣ ì caεá accept¼á althougΦ i⌠ isn'⌠ iε thσ bes⌠ stylσ fo≥á C╫á (Morsσ ì Codσ operation)¼ wherσ tersσ brevit∙ i≤ par⌠ oµ thσ stylσ anΣ thσ ì challenge. .cp3 Thσ PRETT┘ functioε shoulΣ bσ disabled¼ though¼ wheε sendinτ ì file≤á whicΦ werσ writteε fo≥ usσ witΦ MORSETX╘ (iεá non-documen⌠ ì mode)« .cp6 Iε thi≤ case¼ thσ natura∞ flo≈ oµ ß QS╧ (radi∩ conversation⌐ ì i≤ important.á Extrß spaces¼á eacΦ occupyinτ ß seven-di⌠ blocδ oµ ì silen⌠ time¼ caε ac⌠ a≤ boundarie≤ oµ transmissions¼ makinτ plaiε ì jus⌠ wheε onσ part∙ stop≤ transmittinτ anΣ thσ othe≥ begins«á Seσ ì thσ filσ SAMPLQS╧ fo≥ aε example. .cp12 è3. Modes a. Sending... Thi≤á i≤ thσ basiπ tasδ oµ thσ program«á Giveεá ß filename¼á i⌠ pull≤ iε thσ file¼á recorΣ b∙ record¼ ì anΣ start≤ readinτ thσ file¼á bytσ b∙ byte¼á ou⌠ thσ contro∞ linσ ì a≤ Morsσ code¼ unti∞ i⌠ hit≤ aε end-of-filσ character¼ ^Z« Iµ thσ filenamσ buffe≥ isn'⌠ empty¼á i⌠ fetche≤ iε thσá nex⌠ ì filσ anΣ send≤ that«á Wheε i⌠ find≤ ß ^┌ iε thσ filenamσ list¼ i⌠ ì return≤ t∩ CP/M« .cp5 Iµ i⌠ find≤ thσ loo≡ characte≥ '&º iε thσ buffer¼á i⌠ start≤ ì froφá thσ to≡ oµ thσ lis⌠ anΣ send≤ al∞ thσ listeΣá file≤á again¼ ì unti∞á i⌠ find≤ tha⌠ '&º anΣ start≤ froφ thσ to≡á again..«á neve≥ ì seeing the ^Z at the end of the list. .cp6 b. Console command... Ente≥á thi≤á modσá b∙ typinτ an∙ ke∙á tha⌠á isn'⌠á otherwisσ ì defined«á Tha⌠á characte≥á wil∞á bσ throwε away¼á s∩ wha⌠á i⌠á i≤ ì doesn'⌠ matter. Space-bar is convenient. .cp5 Yo⌡á caε changσ onσ paramete≥ eacΦ timσ consolσá commanΣá i≤ ì invoked«á Usuall∙ that'≤ t∩ changσ thσ coderate¼ bu⌠ yo⌡ caε typσ ì iεá an∙ onσ oµ thσ othe≥ command≤ t∩ changσ aε optioεá o≥á invokσ ì anothe≥ mode« Hi⌠ <return╛ wheε you'vσ donσ so. .cp5 Iµá yo⌡ changσ you≥ mind¼á yo⌡ caε g∩ bacδ t∩á sendinτá modσ ì withou⌠á changinτ anythinτ b∙ typinτ aε "emptyóá carriage-return« ì Iµá you'vσ alread∙ typeΣ iε par⌠ oµ ß codespeed¼á backspacσá ove≥ ì what you've typed, then hit <return> when you've erased it all. .cp8 c. Console filename entry... Enter this mode by typing a '$'. Iεá thi≤á mode¼á yo⌡á caε typσ iε ß lis⌠á oµá filename≤á anΣ ì commands«á Wheεá you'rσ done¼á MORSETX╘ wil∞ star⌠ goinτá througΦ ì your list from the top. This is on-the-spot scriptwriting. .cp5 Whateve≥á wa≤á iεá thσ filenamσ lis⌠ wheε yo⌡ typeΣá '$ºá i≤ ì throwε awa∙ wheε yo⌡ ente≥ thi≤ mode¼á s∩ iµ yo⌡ jus⌠ givσ i⌠á aε ì empt∙á carriagσ returε i⌠ wil∞ immediatel∙ discove≥ tha⌠á i⌠á ha≤ ì sen⌠ al∞ thσ file≤ yo⌡ tolΣ i⌠ about¼ anΣ g∩ bacδ t∩ CP/M. .cp3 Iµ yo⌡ givσ i⌠ aε ambiguou≤ filename¼ i⌠ wil∞ expanΣ i⌠ out¼ ì theεá ruεá througΦá thσ lis⌠ oµ matchinτ file≤ tha⌠ i⌠á go⌠á froφ ì BDOS. .cp3 Iµ yo⌡ givσ i⌠ ß *.SU┬ file¼á i⌠ wil∞ reaΣ tha⌠ SUBfilσá in¼ ì treating it as a list of filenames and commands. .cp12 è Iµá yo⌡á givσá i⌠ ß lis⌠ containinτ ß SUBfilσá o≥á ambiguou≤ ì filename¼á the∙á wil∞á bσ expandeΣ wheε i⌠ is thei≥ turεá oεá thσ ì list. For example, after you type in this list: paris W X paris 500 morse.sub test.sub & <empty return> .cp5 MORSETX╘ wil∞ returε t∩ sendinτ modσ anΣ begiεá workinτ ì oε you≥ list«á I⌠ wil∞ senΣ PARI╙ a⌠ you≥ presen⌠ codespeed¼ witΦ ì extrßá whitσ spacσ anΣ witΦ thσ alphabe⌠ filte≥ on¼á theε i⌠ wil∞ ì senΣ PARI╙ agaiε a⌠ 5░ wpφ withou⌠ filte≥ o≥ extrß space. .cp7 Wheε i⌠ bring≤ iε MORSE.SUB¼ though¼ it'l∞ reaΣ thσ content≤ ì oµá tha⌠á filσ int∩ it≤ lis⌠ buffer«á That'l∞ wipσ ou⌠á thσá lis⌠ ì entr∙ oµ TEST.SUB╗á it'l∞ neve≥ bσ seen«á It'l∞ als∩ wipσ ou⌠ thσ ì earlie≥ entrie≤ oµ PARIS¼á anΣ thσ loo≡ characte≥ '&'« It'l∞ worδ ì througΦ whateve≥ lis⌠ i≤ iε MORSE.SUB¼ anΣ then¼ unles≤ there'≤ ß ì loo≡ characte≥ iε that file, g∩ home. .cp4 Yo⌡á caε usσ thi≤ effec⌠ t∩ ring-chaiε SU┬ file≤ foreve≥á iµ ì yo⌡ like╗ jus⌠ bσ awarσ oµ thσ effec⌠ anΣ avoiΣ i⌠ wheε yo⌡ don'⌠ ì wan⌠ it. .cp5 Iµá tha⌠á firs⌠á entr∙ haΣ beeεá PAR*.*¼á MORSETX╘á would'vσ ì exandeΣá tha⌠ ambiguou≤ filσ specifie≥ righ⌠ oε to≡ oµá thσá lis⌠ ì yo⌡á jus⌠ gavσ it«á You≥ ╫ anΣ ╪ commands¼á anΣ everythinτ beyonΣ ì there, would've been wiped out, even if only PARIS matched. .cp5 d. Morse keyboard loop... Ente≥á thi≤á modσ b∙ typinτ ß '!'«á Leavσ i⌠á b∙á typinτá aε ì <escape>. .cp4 Iεá thi≤ mode¼á whateve≥ yo⌡ typσ i≤ sen⌠ ou⌠ a≤ Morsσ code« ì There'≤áá ßá lis⌠á oµá commonly-useΣá prosign≤á anΣá thσáá typinτ ì character≤ t∩ whicΦ they'rσ mapped¼á alonτ witΦ thσ modσá legend¼ ì when you first enter the mode. .cp5 N∩á softwarσ bufferinτ mean≤ jus⌠ that«á You'vσ go⌠ whateve≥ ì bufferinτá you≥á hardwarσá o≥ you≥ BIO╙á provides«á Iµá yo⌡á typσ ì furthe≥ aheaΣ thaε that¼ you'l∞ ge⌠ los⌠ characters« I⌠ shoulΣ bσ ì eas∙á t∩ seσ wheε tha⌠ happens╗á thσ character≤ won'⌠ sho≈ u≡á oε ì your screen. .cp4 Usσá thσá <carriagσá return╛ t∩ kee≡á thσá typeΣá linσá froφ ì wrappinτá arounΣá oε you≥ screen«á Iε thi≤ 1.░á releasσá version¼ ì there's no word-wrap. .cp7 èe. Ditrate test mode... Ente≥á thi≤á modσá b∙ typinτ ß ^T«á Leavσ i⌠á b∙á typinτá aε ì <escape>. Iε thi≤ mode¼á thσ prograφ simpl∙ send≤ aε endles≤ streaφ oµ ì dits, just as if the dit paddle on an iambic keyer got stuck. .cp5 Thi≤ i≤ ß tes⌠ function¼á t∩ allo≈ yo⌡ t∩ tunσ you≥á prograφ ì t∩á thσ correc⌠ speed-selection«á ╔ als∩ usσ i⌠ t∩ tunσ m∙ Curti≤ ì keye≥á t∩á specifiπ codespeeds¼á holdinτ dowε m∙á dit-paddlσá anΣ ì tweaking the speed pot until the two are more-or-less in phase. .cp5 Thi≤á i≤á als∩ aε eveε morσ obnoxiou≤á sounΣá thaεá straigh⌠ ì Morsσá codσá t∩á ßá non-ham«á Iµá someonσá interfere≤á witΦá you≥ ì practice-cop∙á session¼á presen⌠ i⌠ a≤ aε option╗á maybσá they'l∞ ì bacδ off. .cp11 4. Installation a. Hardware... Ampr∩ Littlσ BoarΣ owner≤ havσ jus⌠ onσ piecσ oµ hardwarσ t∩ ì cobblσ together¼á thσ noisemake≥ plug-oε (reaΣ thσ overlay╗á it'≤ ì go⌠á ßá part≤ lis⌠ anΣ ß schematic)«á ╔ wrotσ thi≤á oεá ßá Littlσ ì Board╗á i⌠á wil∞ ruε as-i≤ oε tha⌠ machine¼á provideΣ you≥ RS-23▓ ì port≤ arσ wireΣ accordinτ t∩ thσ manual. .cp12 b. About speakers... Fo≥á thosσá wh∩ arσ considerinτ drivinτ ßá speake≥á directl∙ ì froφ thσ RT╙ line..«á ╔ trieΣ it¼á anΣ i⌠ doesn'⌠ worδ well«á Thσ ì 148╕ driver¼á standarΣ fo≥ RS-232¼á i≤ current-limiteΣ t∩ abou⌠ ╖ ì milliamp≤ sourcσ o≥ sinδ current..«á no⌠ enougΦ t∩ makσ mucΦ oµ ß ì noisσ int∩ aε 8-ohφ loaΣ througΦ eveε ß 20░ u╞ bipola≥ capacitor¼ ì eveεá a⌠ │ KHz¼á anΣ no⌠ thσ kinΣ oµ waveforφ I'Σ wan⌠ t∩ hea≥ iε ì headphone≤ fo≥ ver∙ long«á Iµ you'rσ desperate¼ ╔ supposσ yo⌡ caε ì usσá ßá 1╦ » ╕ ohφ outpu⌠ transforme≥ froφ ßá junkeΣá olΣá pocke⌠ ì radio¼ but..« (kluge!!) .cp8 c. Software... Othe≥á compute≥á owner≤á wil∞ havσ t∩á changσá thσá provideΣ ì overla∙ t∩ sui⌠ thei≥ hardware«á Thσ overla∙ contain≤ thσá timinτ ì routines¼á s∩á yo⌡ shoulΣ bσ ablσ t∩ adap⌠ thσ prograφ t∩ ruεá oε ì jus⌠ abou⌠ anythinτ that'l∞ makσ ß tone«á Remembe≥ t∩ changσá thσ ì title block, please, and put your byline in too. .cp8 è Onσ iteφ t∩ watcΦ ou⌠ for¼á eveε iµ you'rσ usinτ ß Z8░á DAR╘ ì anΣ wigglinτ RTS¼á i≤ thσ default-conditioε valuσ useΣ iε KYSTBR« ì Yo⌡á migh⌠ havσ t∩ changσ thσ transmitted-character-lengtΦá bits¼ ì o≥ raisσ DTR¼á t∩ matcΦ ho≈ you≥ BIO╙ set≤ tha⌠ port« Whateve≥ i⌠ ì take≤á t∩á makσá you≥ modeφ o≥ printe≥ happy¼á wheεá you'rσá donσ ì listening¼ shoulΣ bσ thσ key-u≡ no-sounΣ value¼ s∩ yo⌡ won'⌠ havσ ì to reboot or reconfigure after each session. .cp6 d. Codespeed... Don'⌠á forge⌠á t∩ se⌠ CLOC╦ t∩á you≥á system'≤á master-clocδ ì frequency«á Oεá thσá Ampro¼á that'≤ ┤ MHz¼á s∩ you'l∞ finΣá '40'« ì Changσá i⌠ t∩ suit¼á otherwisσ wha⌠ yo⌡ thinδ i≤ 2╡ wpφ coulΣá bσ ì 12.╡ wpm« .cp5 Iµá you≥ CPU'≤ timinτ differ≤ froφ tha⌠ oµ thσ Z80¼á aε eas∙ ì wa∙ t∩ tunσ thσ speeΣ i≤ b∙ changinτ thi≤ value«á Jus⌠ bσ surσ t∩ ì makσ ß notσ oµ tha⌠ iε you≥ overla∙ file¼á s∩ a≤ no⌠ t∩ thro≈ ofµ ì an∙á othe≥á user≤ oµ you≥ processo≥ wh∩ migh⌠ makσá usσá oµá you≥ ì overlay. .cp6 Iµá yo⌡ havσ aε even⌠ timer¼á o≥ ß frequenc∙ counte≥ witΦá ß ì gooΣ upscaler¼á tr∙ usinτ thσ Ditratσ Tes⌠ Modσ (invokeΣ witΦ ^T⌐ ì anΣá measurinτá thσ di⌠ frequenc∙ directl∙ a⌠ thσ RS-23▓á contro∞ ì linσá (througΦá aε attenuator-- that'≤ aεá 1╕á vol⌠á peak-to-peaδ ì signal!) rather than mess about with PARIS and a stopwatch. .cp8 e. Beyond the overlay... I'vσá trieΣ t∩ kee≡ thσ overla∙ simple¼á oε thσ premisσ tha⌠ ì mos⌠á user≤á wil∞ wan⌠ t∩ pokσ anΣ go¼á usinτ thσá samσá kinΣá oµ ì hardwarσá implementation«á KYSTB╥á anΣ CSE╬ shoulΣá adap⌠á quitσ ì readil∙ t∩ UART≤ sucΦ a≤ thσ 825▒ anΣ thσ CDP1854«á Therσá reall∙ ì isn'⌠ mucΦ t∩ change¼ no⌠ compareΣ witΦ majo≥ work≤ likσ MDM740. .cp6 I'φ als∩ releasinτ MORSETXT.AQM¼ t∩ thσ samσ board≤ t∩ whicΦ ì ╔á releasσ thi≤ librar∙ file«á I'φ doinτ thi≤ separatel∙ s∩á tha⌠ ì BB╙ system≤ witΦ tigh⌠ disk-spacσ budget≤ caε deletσ tha⌠ onσ anΣ ì preservσ thi≤ file«á I'vσ commenteΣ i⌠ reasonabl∙ wel∞ (╔ believσ ì "ratchet-jaw" is the operative description). .cp4 Iµ yo⌡ havσ t∩ ge⌠ int∩ thσ DI╘ anΣ DA╚ routine≤ t∩ completσ ì you≥á installatioεá (yo⌡ reall∙ wan⌠ t∩ usσ tha⌠á speaker¼á eh?)¼ ì looδ fo≥ ß boarΣ wherσ the∙ haven'⌠ doggeΣ out MORSETXT.AQ═ yet. .cp3 Bσá awarσá tha⌠á E╙ anΣ SPAC┼ als∩ acces≤ KE┘á anΣá UNKEY..« ì you'll have to go in and tamper with them too. .cp5 Tr∙áá t∩á preservσá thσá consolσá statu≤á tes⌠á afte≥áá eacΦ ì character..«áá ╔áá installeΣá direct-consolσá BDO╙áá calls¼áá anΣ ì implementeΣ a homebre≈ tab-expansioε routine¼ jus⌠ s∩ thσ prograφ ì would get a character as soon as possible after it was typed. .cp9 è (DiΣá yo⌡á kno≈ tha⌠ BDO╙ sneak≤á ofµá witΦá console-entereΣ ì character≤á wheneve≥ i⌠ gets t∩ senΣ somethinτ ou⌠ witΦá functioε ì 2¼á theεá coyl∙á wait≤á fo≥ yo⌡ t∩ asδ I╘ fo≥á theφá witΦá statu≤ ì functioεá 0BΦ o≥ inpu⌠ functioε 1┐á I⌠ tooδ mσ ß whilσ t∩á figurσ ì tha⌠á onσ outíá ╔ wa≤ gettinτ olΣ scra≡ typeΣ character≤ iεá somσ ì prett∙á strangσ place≤ iε thσ program¼á anΣ it'Σ takσ ß couplσ oµ ì trie≤ fo≥ mσ t∩ ge⌠ ß togglσ invoked«á That'≤ onσ reasoε fo≥á thσ ì periodic console-port input flush, FLOOSH.) .cp19 5. Operation 1. Startup -and- 2. Sending Mode: ***----MORSETXT.COM v1.0-----*** If your screen shows a * * higher v-number, look * International Morse Code * for a manual that has * transmitter for text files * that number. * Ampro Little Board version * Your version may be * via Port B's HSO line * different. It should * * match your computer. ***-- --CHR$(13)23AUG85------*** .cp11 What MORSETXT is doing: Sending the test string (TEST DE WB1HKU/6 <ar>) at 20 wpm (if you don't hear any Morse code now, something's wrong) -then- Findinτ you≥ filσ iµ yo⌡ declareΣ onσ (otherwise¼ goinτ bacδ to CP/M) -then Sending your file(s). (Thσácharacter≤áarσ displayeΣ oε thσ screeε a≤áthe∙áarσ ì áááááááááásen⌠.) .cp13 What commands you can use: ^C Stop and quit right now. ^X Skip to the next item. ^T Go to ditrate test mode. <space> Go to console command mode. $ Go to console filename entry mode. ! Go to the Morse keyboard loop. P Toggle the multiple-space filter. W Toggle the white-space option. X Toggle the extended-alphabet toggle. <any other key> Go to console command mode. .cp21 è3. Console Command Mode: Entry command: any unrecognized key ***------CONSOLE COMMAND------*** * Option Switches supported: * * X = Extended International * * Morse Alphabet on/off * * W = Extended intercharacter * * (white) space on/off * * P = Multiple-space and * * ellipsis masks on/off * * ! = Enter Morse keyboard * * loop * * & = Loop on present list * * until interrupted * * $ = Load new list from * * console * ***-------MORSETXT v1.0-------*** Enter either new coderate-times-ten or option switch:___ .cp3 What MORSETXT is doing: Waiting for you to type in a command .cp16 What commands you can use: ^C Stop and quit right now. ^X Skip to the next item. ^T Go to ditrate test mode. $ <ret> Go to console filename entry mode. ! <ret> Go to the Morse keyboard loop. P <ret> Toggle the multiple-space filter. W <ret> Toggle the white-space option. X <ret> Toggle the extended-alphabet toggle. ªá<ret╛ Loop foreve≥ through present list. <ret> Go back to the mode you were in. Coderate: (example) 250 <ret> Continue sending, now at 25 wpm. .cp15 è4. Morse Keyboard Loop Mode: Entry command: ! ***---MORSE KEYBOARD LOOP---*** PROSIGNS: [ar] @ + * No software type-ahead is * [bt] = * provided. Hit <esc> (^[) to * [bk] \ * return to file-sending. * [kn] ( ~ ***------MORSETXT v1.0-------*** [sk] # [as] * ! [hh] <bs> [sn] { ^ What MORSETXT is doing: Waiting for you to type something. It will send out whatever you type, at the present coderate. .cp9 What commands you can use: ^C Stop and quit right now. ^T Go to ditrate test mode. ^X Go to sending mode and skip to the next item. <escape> Return to whatever mode you were in. <any other control key> Go to console command mode. .cp13 5. Console Filename Entry Mode: Entry command: $ ***--CONSOLE FILENAME ENTRY--*** * Enter one dr:filename.typ on * * each line, followed by any * * option switches or new speed * * as wpm times ten. No *.SUBs * * or ambiguous filenames: they * * overwrite following entries * * at expansion. An extra <cr> * * ends entry. * ***-------MORSETXT v1.0------*** .cp8 What MORSETXT is doing: Waiting for you to type something. Whateve≥á yo⌡á typσá goe≤ int∩ ß list«á Wheε yo⌡á arσá done¼ ì ááááááááááMORSETX╘á wil∞ begiε usinτ thσ list¼á startinτá a⌠á thσ ì áááááááááátop. .cp8 What commands you can use: ^C Stop and quit right now. <backspace> Erase the character you just typed. ^U Erase the line you're typing. See "List Format" for what you can type into the list. .cp17 è6. Ditrate Test Mode: Entry command: ^T ***----DITRATE TEST MODE-----*** * Cleartext Words-Per-Minute: * * dits per min / 25. (PARIS) * * Random groups about 5/6 that * * rate (or use CODEX test) . * * To exit, hit <escape>. * ***-------MORSETXT v1.0------*** What MORSETXT is doing: Sendinτá ou⌠á ßá streaφ oµ dit≤ (equa∞ period≤ oµá tonσá anΣ ì áááááááááásilence⌐ a⌠ thσ curren⌠ rate« Thi≤ i≤ thσ samσ a≤ iµ aε ì ááááááááááelectronic keyer had its dit paddle held down.á ì .cp10 What commands you can use: ^C Stop and quit right now. ^X Go skip to the next file entry. <escape> G∩á bacδá t∩ wha⌠á yo⌡á werσá doinτ ì áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá(excep⌠áá consolσáá commanΣáá mode║ ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááyou'l∞á probabl∙ g∩ bacδ t∩ sendinτ ì áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááámode.⌐ <any other key> Go to console command mode. .cp6 7. List Format: Thσ lis⌠ forma⌠ applie≤ botΦ t∩ wha⌠ yo⌡ typσ durinτ Consolσ ì Filenamσá Entr∙á mode¼á anΣá wha⌠ yo⌡ typσ int∩ ßá SU┬á filσá fo≥ ì MORSETXT. .cp10 a. Files: You can list files in these ways... paris b:paris myfile.txt a:myfile.txt Each filename must be on a separate line. .cp9 You≥á filenamσá mus⌠á no⌠á begiε witΦá onσá oµá thσá commanΣ ì characters '!' , '$' or '&'. &test.txt (findinτá '&'¼á MORSETX╘ rewind≤ t∩ ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááthe start of the list.) renamed to: test&.tx⌠á (MORSETX╘áfind≤áanΣásend≤áthσ file.) .cp7 è !gudqso.fil (findinτá '!'¼áá MORSETX╘á goe≤á t∩ ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááMorsσá keyboarΣá entr∙á mode«á Wheε ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááthat'≤á done¼á i⌠á trie≤ t∩ finΣá ß ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááfile called GUDQSO.FIL.) renamed to: gudqso!.fil (finds and sends the file.) .cp7 $moneyta.lks (findinτá '$'¼áá MORSETX╘á goe≤á t∩ ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááconsolσáá filenamσáá entr∙ááá mode« ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááEverythinτá oε thσ lis⌠ beforσ thi≤ ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááhappen≤ i≤ discarded.) renamed to: money$ta.lks (finds and sends the file.) .cp9 b. Coderate: Yo⌡á caεá specif∙ thσ coderatσ a⌠ whicΦ ß filσ i≤ sen⌠á likσ ì this: myfile.txt 250 (myfile.txt will be sent at 25 wpm) myfile.txt 25.0 (same thing╗á MORSETX╘ ignore≤á thσ ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááádecima∞á poin⌠ wheε it'≤ iεá ß ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááálist.) .cp14 Thσ coderatσ (time≤ ten⌐ follow≤ thσ filσ it'≤ mean⌠ for¼ oε ì the same typed line. If you type in the code rate like this: myfile.txt 250 MORSETX╘á wil∞á senΣá MYFILE.TX╘ a⌠ whateve≥á speeΣá i⌠á wa≤ ì sendinτá before¼á theεá g∩ tr∙ t∩ finΣ ß filσ calleΣá '250'«á Thσ ì result is: BDOS can't find my file: 250 A> .cp8 c. Option toggles: Toggle commands also follow the filename they're meant for. myfile.txt w p myfile.txt 220 x myfile.txt pw 50 .cp17 èd. Command characters: Thesσá may bσ pu⌠ anywhere«á The∙ arσ obeyeΣ wheεá the∙á arσ ì found«á The∙ ma∙ no⌠ bσ followeΣ iε thσ samσ linσ b∙ coderate≤ o≥ ì optioε toggles. myfile.txt (MORSETX╘ find≤ anΣ send≤ thσ file« ì ááááá!ááááááááááááááááááááááááTheεá i⌠á goe≤ int∩ Morsσá keyboarΣ ì ááááá&ááááááááááááááááááááááááentr∙á mode«á Theε i⌠ doe≤á i⌠á al∞ ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááover again and again and again...) myfile.txt ! & (same thing.) myfile.txt pw 250 ! & (samσ thing¼ sendinτ thσ filσ a⌠ 2╡ ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááwpφ witΦ extrß spacσ anΣ al∞ space≤ ì áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááásent.) .cp7 6. Use a. Novice Iµ you'rσ jus⌠ learninτ thσ code¼á reaΣ thσ discussioε unde≥ ì "white space" up in the Defaults section. .cp6 Morsσá codσ i≤ ß sound-extensioε oµ writteεá English..«á yo⌡ ì havσ t∩ writσ i⌠ a≤ wel∞ a≤ read it¼á fo≥ it≤ usσ t∩ sinδ in« Usσ ì thσ Morsσ keyboarΣ loo≡ mode¼á runninτ a⌠ 1░ wpm¼á t∩á initiall∙ ì learε thσ sound≤ oµ thσ letters«á SenΣ manually¼ too¼ though╗ thσ ì hand-mind learning link is a lot more direct that way. .cp4 Iµ yo⌡ caε pu⌠ togethe≥ ß straigh⌠ ke∙ (telegrapΦ key⌐ anΣ ß ì code-practicσ oscillator¼ d∩ so« Radi∩ Shacδ sell≤ ß setu≡ witΦ ß ì straight key and a buzzer; that'll do in a pinch. .cp6 Iµá yo⌡ caε ge⌠ aε electroniπ keye≥ anΣ somσ iambiπá paddle≤ ì (thσá kinΣá oµá ke∙ witΦ tw∩ separatσ levers)¼á that'l∞á bσá eveε ì better«á Thσá keye≥á circui⌠ turn≤ you≥ tap≤ oµ thσ di⌠á anΣá daΦ ì paddle≤á int∩á properl∙ timeΣ anΣ spaceΣ dit≤ anΣ dahs«á Yo⌡á ma∙ ì wel∞á senΣ extras¼á bu⌠ they'l∞ al∞ bσ dit≤ o≥ dahs¼á nothinτá iε ì between. .cp6 ╔á kno≈á froφ experiencσ tha⌠ hearinτ properl∙á formeΣá codσ ì cominτ froφ you≥ fingertip≤ i≤ thσ bes⌠ feedback-programminτ yo⌡ ì caε ge⌠ fo≥ prope≥ sendinτ oε ß straigh⌠ key« ╔ caε cal∞ somebod∙ ì somethinτ horriblσ a⌠ 1╡ wpφ oε thσ horε buttoε oµ m∙á motorcyclσ ì now¼ anΣ senΣ cleanly¼ sincσ I'vσ beeε usinτ m∙ Benche≥ paddles. .cp10 è Wheεá you'rσá playinτ ou⌠ file≤á witΦá MORSETXT¼á pusΦá you≥ ì codespeed¼á withou⌠á allowinτ yourselµ t∩ ge⌠ anxiou≤ abou⌠ soliΣ ì copy«á Noticσá that¼á thσá morσ you≥á "earóá (you≥á subconscious⌐ ì adjust≤á t∩ thσ highe≥ speeds¼á thσ bette≥ you≥ cop∙ ratσ get≤ a⌠ ì thσ lowe≥ speeds« Kee≡ pushing« Thi≤ i≤ aε areß wherσ persistencσ ì anΣá commitmen⌠á pa∙ ofµ ove≥ intelligence«á ╔ know╗á I'φ ßá laz∙ ì smart-ass, and I'm speaking from both observation and experience. Don'⌠ star⌠ ou⌠ an∙ lowe≥ thaε 7.╡ wpm╗ it'≤ to∩ temptinτ t∩ ì coun⌠ dit≤ a⌠ tha⌠ rate. .cp8 Iµ you'rσ jus⌠ gettinτ int∩ Morsσ codσ anΣ amateu≥ radi∩ fo≥ ì thσ firs⌠ time¼ ╔ sugges⌠ yo⌡ d∩ wha⌠ ╔ did║ takσ onσ oµ thσ ARR╠ ì Novicσ classes«á Herσ iε thσ Saε Fernand∩ Valley¼ thσ SF╓ Amateu≥ ì Radi∩á CluΓá conduct≤ weekl∙ classes¼á witΦ testinτá wheεá you'rσ ì ready«á Thosσá classe≤á arσ revolving¼á anΣ the∙ neve≥á stop«á A⌠ ì present¼á they'rσá als∩á FREE¼á onσ oµ thσ bes⌠ bargain≤á oµá thσ ì century«á .cp5 Iµá there'≤ ß haφ cluΓ iε you≥ area¼á seσ iµ they'rσá givinτ ì Novicσ classes«á Iµ not¼á yo⌡ migh⌠ g∩ t∩ onσ oµ thσ meeting≤ anΣ ì tel∞á theφ tha⌠ you'rσ lookinτ fo≥ aε Elmer«á (Asδ somebod∙ abou⌠ ì this if you're skeptical --I'm not setting you up!) .cp9 Aεá Elme≥á i≤ aε olde≥ haφ who'l∞ hel≡á ßá younge≥á ham¼á o≥ ì almost-ham¼á ge⌠á her/hi≤á licensσá anΣ theεá ge⌠á his/he≥á radi∩ ì statioε se⌠ up..« b∙ wa∙ oµ payinτ bacδ thσ haφ communit∙ fo≥ thσ ì hel≡ hσ go⌠ froφ hi≤ Elme≥ bacδ wheε hσ wa≤ jus⌠ starting« It'≤ ß ì traditioε tha⌠ goe≤ bacδ t∩ thσ beginninτ oµ amateu≥ radio«á It'≤ ì als∩á aεá excellen⌠á connectioε int∩á ßá world-widσá good-old-bo∙ ì networδá tha⌠á welcome≤ femalσ member≤ (seσ thσ Y╠ pagσá iεá eacΦ ì month'≤ QST). .cp10 ╔ sugges⌠ thσ outsidσ help¼á first¼á becausσ you'l∞ learε aε ì awfu∞á lo⌠á abou⌠ radio¼á technica∞ practice≤ anΣá communication≤ ì jus⌠á froφá hanginτá arounΣá experienceΣá hams╗á second¼á becausσ ì they'l∞á hel≡ yo⌡ t∩ makσ SUR┼ yo⌡ ge⌠ tha⌠ license«á It'≤ ßá lo⌠ ì harde≥ wheε yo⌡ jus⌠ havσ ß booδ t∩ teacΦ yo⌡ thσ theor∙ anΣá thσ ì rules and regulations. (p.s«áá Thanks¼á K1P─á ªá ChelmsforΣá ªá Honeywel∞á ARC≤á iε ì Billerica╗ the∙ ElmereΣ me« 73!) .cp8 b. General Iµ you'rσ gunninτ fo≥ you≥ General¼ yo⌡ alread∙ kno≈ mos⌠ oµ ì wha⌠á I'vσá haΣ t∩ sa∙ t∩ thσ will-bσ Novices«á Thσ bes⌠á offhanΣ ì advicσ ╔ caε pas≤ oε is¼á star⌠ a⌠ 1╡ wpφ witΦ n∩ whitespace¼ anΣ ì ge⌠á useΣá t∩ it«á Practicσ sendinτ a⌠ tha⌠ speeΣ anΣá highe≥á iµ ì you'rσ no⌠ oε thσ ai≥ much¼á usinτ thσ ditratσ tes⌠ modσ t∩ checδ ì you≥ keye≥ speed« Ge⌠ useΣ t∩ livinτ a⌠ tha⌠ speed« .cp4 è Iµá you'rσá operating¼á sticδá mainl∙á t∩á thσá higher-speeΣ ì callers«á Iµ there'≤ nobod∙ sendinτ abovσ ╖ wpφ anΣ you'rσ itchy¼ ì that'≤ thσ timσ t∩ breaδ ou⌠ MORSETXT. .cp5 ReaΣá thσ sectioε oε "higher-speeΣ useó iµ you'rσ usinτá thσ ì piez∩ oscillator..« I⌠ wil∞ probabl∙ pa∙ yo⌡ t∩ hooδ thσ compute≥ ì u≡ t∩ you≥ keyer'≤ straight-ke∙ inpu⌠ s∩ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε listeε t∩ ß ì les≤á aggravatinτ tone«á Thσ key-click≤ iε minσ makσ i⌠ les≤ thaε ì copyable above 18 wpm, although a shunt capacitor helps. .cp4 Collec⌠á (anΣá write⌐á QS╧ files,á s∩ yo⌡á ge⌠á practicσá iε ì hearinτá prosign≤ anΣ abbreviations«á Thσ tes⌠á ha≤á those╗á the∙ ì threw me off the first time. .cp10 Practicσá botΦá head-cop∙ anΣ pape≥ copy«á Iµ yo⌡á caεá typσ ì decentl∙ (I'φ ß two-finge≥ pounder)¼á cop∙ oε thσ typwriter«á Thσ ì tes⌠á ha≤ question≤ oε thσ QS╧ tha⌠ they'vσ played¼á bu⌠á they'l∞ ì als∩á pas≤ yo⌡ iµ you'vσ go⌠ ß certaiε numbe≥ oµ character≤ iεá ß ì ro≈á copieΣ correctly«á A⌠ leas⌠ practicσ takinτ note≤ (fo≥ you≥ ì log-book?)¼á s∩ you'l∞ bσ read∙ t∩ pul∞ ou⌠ thσ specific≤ oµá thσ ì QS╧á anΣ pluτ 'eφ int∩ thσ exaφ shee⌠ wheε thσ exaφ tapσ i≤á ove≥ ì and the sheets are passed out. Best of luck to you too. .cp7 c. Extra An∙á Extrßá wh∩á caεá suppl∙ thi≤á section¼á baseΣá oεá you≥ ì experience¼ááá witΦáá o≥áá withou⌠áá computer-assisteΣáá learninτ ì techniques¼á pleasσá do¼á anΣá senΣá mσ ß cop∙ vißá thσá callbooδ ì address« Al∞ ╔ caε sa∙ herσ is¼ reaΣ thσ nex⌠ section« --WB1HKU/6 .cp9 d. High-speed use Thσá piez∩á oscillato≥ calleΣ ou⌠ iε thσá schematiπá iεá thσ ì overla∙ i≤ ß gooΣ beginning¼á bu⌠ it≤ sounΣ interfere≤ witΦ copy-ì practice«á A⌠á 3.╡á KHz¼á i⌠ i≤ simpl∙ to∩á strident«á Grea⌠á fo≥ ì Morsσá prograφá statu≤ signallinτ iε ß factor∙ environmen⌠á (I'vσ ì useΣ onσ tha⌠ way¼á anΣ i⌠ doe≤ cu⌠ througΦ thσ hum)¼á bu⌠ no⌠ s∩ ì pleasan⌠ fo≥ rea∞ listening. .cp9 Fo≥áá high-speeΣá listening¼áá unde≥á simulateΣáá on-the-ai≥ ì conditions¼á i⌠á i≤á bes⌠á t∩á havσ ßá keyeΣá oscillato≥á runninτ ì somewherσ betweeε 50░ H· anΣ ▓ KHz«á Heathki⌠ persist≤ iε puttinτ ì 70░áH· sidetonσ oscillator≤ iε thei≥ amateu≥á rigs..«á that'≤á ß ì gooΣ copiablσ pitch¼ provideΣ thσ signa∞ isn'⌠ ß square-wave« Fo≥ ì seriou≤ cop∙ speeΣ improvemen⌠ abovσ 1╡ wpm¼ you'l∞ havσ t∩ drivσ ì somethinτá tha⌠á produce≤ ß mello≈ sounΣ eveε wheε it'≤á puttinτ ì ou⌠ thσ restles≤ rhythm≤ oµ Morsσ code. .cp5 Drivinτá ß piez∩ oscillato≥ witΦ thσá RS23▓á line¼á however¼ ì doe≤á morσ thaε providσ ß quick-and-dirt∙ solutioε t∩ gettinτ thσ ì compute≥á t∩á makσ ß sound..«á i⌠ als∩ bypasse≤á thσá probleφá oµ ì interfacσ voltage levels. è.cp10 Thσá 148╕ iε thσ Ampr∩ i≤ feΣ +1▓ anΣ -1▓ volts«á Thi≤ mean≤ ì tha⌠á it≤ output¼á lightl∙ loaded¼á wil∞ sna≡ betweeε +╣á anΣá -╣ ì volts«á It'≤á current-limiteΣá a⌠ ╖ - 1░á milliamps¼á bu⌠á that'≤ ì enougΦá t∩á blo≈á ou⌠ botΦ sets¼á uppe≥á anΣá lower¼á oµá static-ì protectioεá diode≤ iε ß norma∞ CMO╙ gate«á That'≤ als∩ slo≈ deatΦ ì fo≥ ß bipola≥ transistor¼ becausσ i⌠ hurt≤ i⌠ t∩ havσ eveε ╡ o≥ ╢ ì volt≤ back-bia≤ oε thσ emitter-basσ junction..« i⌠ behave≤ likσ ß ì Zene≥ diode¼ heat≤ up¼ anΣ thσ transistor'≤ gaiε goe≤ permanentl∙ ì down. .cp3 Feedinτá thσá RS23▓ linσ int∩ ß norma∞á oscillator'≤á input¼ ì then¼á i≤ ß problem«á .cp6 Onσ wa∙ i≤ t∩ usσ ß JFE╘ a≤ thσ inpu⌠ device« Givσ i⌠ ß gooΣ ì stifµ bia≤ resistor¼á say¼á ß megohm¼ returneΣ t∩ VdΣ (thσ power-ì suppl∙ rail¼á bσ tha⌠ +V¼á -╓ o≥ ground¼á toward≤ whicΦ thσ draiε ì lead'≤ curren⌠ goes)¼á s∩ that¼á witΦ aε opeε input¼ thσ FE╘ wil∞ ì turε oε hard. .cp7 No≈ hooδ ß diodσ iε serie≤ witΦ thσ inpu⌠ -- ß 1N91┤ wil∞ d∩ ì -- arrangeΣ s∩ tha⌠ onσ oµ thσ tw∩ diodes¼á thσ signa∞ diodσá anΣ ì thσá base-channe∞á junctioε oµ thσ FET¼á i≤á alway≤á back-biased« ì This'l∞á kee≡ gatσ curren⌠ froφ blowinτ ou⌠ thσ FET«á (Otherwise¼ ì thσ FE╘ chi≡ wil∞ survive╗ it≤ littlσ interna∞ bondinτ leaΣ might ì ac⌠ likσ ß fuse¼ though.) .cp8 Thσá FE╘ caε havσ it≤ sourcσ leaΣ returneΣ directl∙á t∩á Vs≤ ì (thσá source-leaΣá suppl∙ rail⌐ iµ it≤ draiε i≤ drivinτá ßá logiπ ì inpu⌠á (CMO╙ o≥ bipolar)«á Iµ it'≤ drivinτ ß bipola≥á transistor¼ ì whethe≥á that'≤á ßá Darlingtoε o≥ not¼á you'l∞ havσ t∩ pu⌠á iεá ß ì sourcσ resisto≥ t∩ limi⌠ thσ saturatioε current« Eithe≥ way¼ thi≤ ì wil∞á havσ n∩ effec⌠ oε thσ FET'≤ biasing¼á provideΣá thσá cutofµ ì statσ oµ thσ RS23▓ linσ i≤ severa∞ volt≤ outsidσ oµ Vss« .cp7 Thσ FE╘ shoulΣ bσ full∙ pinched-ofµ wheε UNKE┘ switche≤ tha⌠ ì contro∞á line«á Thσá breakdowε voltagσ oµ thσ gatσá i≤á typicall∙ ì somewherσá abovσ 3░ volts..«á morσ thaε enougΦ fo≥ ou≥á purposes« ì Thσá diodσá shoulΣá blocδ an∙ curren⌠á iεá thσá othe≥á direction¼ ì allowinτ thσ gate-bia≤ resisto≥ t∩ drivσ thσ FE╘ int∩ saturation¼ ì wheε KE┘ switche≤ thσ line. .cp8 I'φ beinτ ambiguou≤ abou⌠ whicΦ typσ oµ JFE╘ t∩ get¼ simpl∙ ì becausσ whethe≥ you'l∞ usσ aε N-channe∞ devicσ sucΦ a≤ aε MPF-10▓ ì o≥á ßá P-channe∞ devicσ sucΦ a≤ aε MPF-16▒ i≤ determineΣ b∙á you≥ ì RS23▓ line..« Iµ you≥ key-dowε send-a-tone-no≈ voltagσ i≤ ß mark¼ ì >╜ +│ volt≤ referenceΣ t∩ thσ RS23▓ grounΣ a⌠ piε 7¼á you'l∞ neeΣ ì aε N-channe∞ device« Otherwise¼ ß P-channel« (Thσ releasσ versioε ì of MORSETXT will require a P-channel device.) .cp5 Thσá FE╘ shoulΣ worδ int∩ ß draiε resisto≥ returneΣ t∩á Vdd¼ ì eveεá iµá it≤á curren⌠ i≤ beinτ dumpeΣ straigh⌠á int∩á ßá bipola≥ ì transistor'≤ base«á Thi≤ resisto≥ wil∞ kee≡ leakagσ (n∩ JFE╘ eve≥ ì fully turns off) from turning on the oscillator. .cp2 è Fo≥ thosσ witΦ morσ chip≤ thaε time¼á Nationa∞ Semiconducto≥ ì make≤á ßá gooΣ device¼á thσ 74C914«á .cp4 Thi≤ i≤ ß series-4000-typσ CMO╙ he° Schmitt-trigge≥ inverte≥ ì witΦá ß specia∞ inpu⌠ protectioε networδ design«á EacΦ inpu⌠á caε ì safel∙á accep⌠ inpu⌠ voltage≤ u≡ t∩ 2╡ volt≤ eithe≥ wa∙ froφá it≤ ì grounΣ line« .cp6 Givσá i⌠á ß ▒ megohφ ground-bia≤ resisto≥ anΣ ßá 47δá serie≤ ì inpu⌠á resistor¼á anΣá you'rσá al∞ se⌠ t∩ feeΣ i⌠á RS23▓á levels« ì Simpl∙ grounΣ thσ unuseΣ inputs«á (That'≤ ho≈ ╔ installeΣ R╔á anΣ ì DC─á oεá m∙á Ampro.⌐ NeeΣ thσ logiπá sensσá reversed┐á Chaiεá onσ ì inverter'≤á outpu⌠ througΦ anothe≥ onσ oε it≤ wa∙ t∩ wha⌠á you'rσ ì keying« .cp5 Jus⌠á remembe≥ wha⌠ Schmit⌠ trigger≤ d∩ fo≥ ßá living..«á iµ ì yo⌡ neeΣ t∩ pu⌠ iε somσ key-clicδ filtration¼ d∩ i⌠ oε thσ outpu⌠ ì oµ thσ 74C914«á Whateve≥ thσ inpu⌠ signa∞ look≤ like¼á it'l∞ comσ ì ou⌠ oµ tha⌠ devicσ nicel∙ squared. .cp8 Iµ you'rσ sendinτ thσ contro∞ linσ int∩ ß musiπ synthesizer¼ ì a≤á ╔á d∩á fo≥ tapes¼á you'l∞ probabl∙á havσá massivσá keyclicks« ì Whethe≥á yo⌡ ke∙ thσ oscillato≥ oε anΣ ofµ o≥ contro∞ i⌠á witΦá ß ì VCA¼ thσ RS23▓ line'≤ rise- anΣ fall-time≤ arσ fas⌠ enougΦ t∩ cu⌠ ì ofµá thσá oscillatioε abruptl∙ iε mid-cycle¼á anΣá probabl∙á fas⌠ ì enougΦá t∩á couplσ int∩ thσ signa∞ channe∞ t∩ bσ amplifieΣá a≤á ß ì noisσ spike. .cp4 Iεá thi≤ case¼á you'l∞ neeΣ t∩ dam≡ thσ RS23▓ outpu⌠ witΦá ß ì capacitor«á It'≤á current-limited¼á s∩ yo⌡ can'⌠ hur⌠ i⌠ b∙ doinτ ì this¼á anΣá iεá fac⌠ thσ RS23▓ speπ call≤ fo≥ thosσ line≤á t∩á bσ ì damped with 300 pF caps at the source. .cp3 Fo≥ you≥ purpose¼á though¼ you'l∞ neeΣ ß large≥ value« Star⌠ ì witΦ ß 0.▒ mfΣ ca≡ anΣ g∩ up«á Ruε MORSETX╘ a⌠ 2░ wpφ o≥á better¼ ì s∩á thσ keyclick≤ wil∞ bσ morσ noticeable«á .cp8 Iµá yo⌡ caε tweaδ thσ circui⌠ whilσ watchinτ witΦ ßá 'scope¼ ì pu⌠á iε whateve≥ valuσ oµ nonpola≥ capacito≥ wil∞ givσ yo⌡ ßá 2-╡ ì milliseconΣ slope«á Otherwise¼á kee≡ tryinτ fo≥ ß maximuφ ratσ a⌠ ì whicΦ yo⌡ caε hea≥ thσ baud≤ iε thσ code« To∩ littlσ capacitance¼ ì anΣ thσ keyclick≤ garblσ thσ codσ int∩ ß rasp∙ gargle«á To∩ much¼ ì anΣ thσ higher-speeΣ baud≤ softeε anΣ blu≥ together¼ neve≥ reall∙ ì turninτ full∙ oε o≥ off« (1.░ u╞ seem≤ ß gooΣ value.) .cp7 Fo≥ bes⌠ result≤ witΦ ß synthesizer¼á mi° togethe≥ abou⌠ 75Ñ ì sinewave¼á 25Ñ triangle¼á a⌠ thσ samσ frequenc∙ anΣá phase«á Tha⌠ ì sound≤ ß lo⌠ likσ ß crystal-controlleΣ C╫ signa∞ doe≤ oε thσ air« ì Al∞ sinewave¼á anΣ it'l∞ bσ ß littlσ bi⌠ harde≥ t∩ copy¼ somewha⌠ ì likσ ß well-tuneΣ bu⌠ overly-key-filtereΣ VF╧ riτ cominτ iε abou⌠ ì rst 349« .cp4 Fo≥ ß tastσ oµ thσ sparδ days¼á modulatσ ß 120H· squarσ wavσ ì witΦ onσ abou⌠ 5░ H· ofµ anΣ mi° iε abou⌠ 40Ñ pinδ noise¼á al∞ oµ ì thi≤ gated through a VCA or a balanced modulator. QRI? .cp10 è7. Character Map .cp4 Thi≤ i≤ thσ characte≥ looδ u≡ tablσ useΣ iε MORSETXT«á I⌠ i≤ ì sorteΣ iε ascendinτ ASCI╔ order╗ thσ characte≥ itself¼ time≤ two¼ ì is used as the TABLE: - relative offset. .cp8 EacΦ tablσ entr∙ i≤ tw∩ bytes¼á ß baud-coun⌠ nibblσ plu≤ u≡ ì t∩á thσ remainde≥ oµ tw∩ byte≤ t∩ bσ shifteΣ rightward≤ ou⌠á thσ ì door«á A⌠ eacΦ shift¼ thσ carr∙ flaτ i≤ tested« Iµ carr∙ i≤ set¼ ì thσ bauΣ i≤ ß dah«á Otherwise¼á it'≤ ß dit« Thσ prograφ insert≤ ß ì di⌠ oµ silencσ afte≥ eacΦ baud«á Thσ characte≥ symbol≤á algorithφ ì i≤á froφá ßá messagσá keye≥ prograφ iεá 7│á Magazinσá b∙á VE3CW┘ ì ("Cosmaπá Keyer")¼á originall∙ writteε fo≥ thσ CDP1802¼á whicΦ ╔ ì useΣ iε thσ Morse-codσ readou⌠ fo≥ TSCRT. .cp3 Noticσá tha⌠á thσ bit≤ arσ iε reversσ orde≥ relativσ t∩á ho≈ ì you would read or hear the bauds. (That got me a few times.) FX equ 0FFh TABLE: db FX,FX,FX,FX ;NUL SOH db FX,FX,FX,FX ;STX ETX db FX,FX,FX,FX ;EOT ENQ db 8,50h,FX,FX ;ACK...<sn> BEL db 0,80h,FX,FX ;BS...<hh> HT db 0Bh,60h,FX,FX ;LF...<al> VT db 15h,50h,51h,70h ;FF...<ka> CR...<bk> db FX,FX,FX,FX ;SO SI db FX,FX,FX,FX ;DLE DC1 db FX,FX,FX,FX ;DC2 DC3 db FX,FX,FX,FX ;DC4 NAK db FX,FX,0Ah,50h ;SYN ETB...<ar> db FX,FX,FX,FX ;CAN EM db FX,FX,FX,FX ;SUB ESC db FX,FX,FX,FX ;FS GS db FX,FX,FX,FX ;RS US db FX,FX,2,50h ;<space> bang...<as> db 2Dh,60h,28h,60h ;" #...<sk> db 84h,70h,21h,50h ;$...<sx: dollarsign> ;%...<au: fractions follow> db FX,FX,1Eh,60h ;&...set up ES in a sub ;' db 0Dh,50h,2Dh,60h ;( ) db 2,50h,0Ah,50h ;+...<ar> *...<as> db 33h,60h,21h,60h ;, - db 2Ah,60h,9,50h ;. /...<fraction bar> db 1Fh,50h,1Eh,50h ;0 1 db 1Ch,50h,18h,50h ;2 3 db 10h,50h,0,50h ;4 5 db 1,50h,3,50h ;6 7 db 7,50h,0Fh,50h ;8,9 db 7,60h,15h,60h ;: ; db FX,FX,11h,50h ;< =...<doubledash> db FX,FX,0Ch,60h ;> ? db 0Ah,50h,22h,FX ;@...<ar> A db 41h,FX,45h,FX ;B C è db 31h,FX,10h,FX ;D E db 44h,FX,33h,FX ;F G db 40h,FX,20h,FX ;H I db 4Eh,FX,35h,FX ;J K db 42h,FX,23h,FX ;L M db 21h,FX,37h,FX ;N O db 46h,FX,4Bh,FX ;P Q db 32h,FX,30h,FX ;R S db 11h,FX,34h,FX ;T U db 48h,FX,36h,FX ;V W db 49h,FX,4Dh,FX ;X Y db 43h,FX,FX,FX ;Z [ db 51h,70h,FX,FX ;\...<bk> ] db 8,50h,2Ch,60h ;^ _ db FX,FX,22h,FX ;accent grave, a db 41h,FX,45h,FX ;b c db 31h,FX,10h,FX ;d e db 44h,FX,33h,FX ;f g db 40h,FX,20h,FX ;h i db 4Eh,FX,35h,FX ;j k db 42h,FX,23h,FX ;l m db 21h,FX,37h,FX ;n o db 46h,FX,4Bh,FX ;p q db 32h,FX,30h,FX ;r s db 11h,FX,34h,FX ;t u db 48h,FX,36h,FX ;v w db 49h,FX,4Dh,FX ;x y db 43h,FX,8,50h ;z { db FX,FX,FX,FX ;| } db 0Dh,50h,0,80h ;~...<kn> DEL...<hh> Prosigns: SIGN KEY USED MEANING au % fractions follow sx $ dollar-sign ar +,@,ETB end of message or cross bk \,CR "over." (CR pre-empted in MORSETXT) sn ACK,{ understand as *,! wait hh BS,DEL error sk # QSO END kn (,~ go only '&', <es>, is (best) handled as an exception. Inter-letter space is dah = 3 dits... space needed is 2 dits. .cp6 8. Library List MORSETXT.MQN this file. MORSETXT.DOC a short description for WHATSFOR. MORSETXT.OBJ the program. è .cp5 MRS-LB10.AQM the samplσá overlay¼áá completσá witΦáá schematic« ì ááááááááááááááááááááChangσá thi≤á a≤ needeΣ t∩ fi⌠ you≥á machine¼ ì ááááááááááááááááááááretitlσá i⌠ anΣ tes⌠ it¼á theε uploaΣá i⌠á t∩ ì ááááááááááááááááááááAmpro1 or to a home board for your machine. .cp10 PARIS.QQQ unsqueezed, this is a sample text file. ááááááááááááááááááááI⌠á start≤á witΦá ß burs⌠á oµá V's¼á thσá C╫ ì ááááááááááááááááááááequivalen⌠ t∩ sayinτ "testing"¼á theεá count≤ ì áááááááááááááááááááádowε t∩ 2░ iteration≤ oµ thσ worΣ PARIS«á Usσ ì áááááááááááááááááááái⌠áá fo≥áá retuninτáá thσá timinτáá iµáá you≥ ì ááááááááááááááááááááconfiguration'≤á timinτ parameter≤ var∙á froφ ì ááááááááááááááááááááthosσá oµ thσ Littlσ Board«á Ruε i⌠ oncσá anΣ ì ááááááááááááááááááááyou'l∞á kno≈á wheεá t∩á star⌠á anΣá sto≡á thσ ì áááááááááááááááááááástopwatch. .cp5 SAMPLQSO.QQQ another squeezed sample. Pla∙ thi≤ onσ witΦ PRETT┘ switcheΣ off¼á a⌠ ß ì áááááááááááááááááááácomfortablσ cop∙ rate¼á thσ firs⌠á time¼á fo≥ ì áááááááááááááááááááábes⌠á results«á Thi≤ contriveΣ QS╧á neve≥á iε ì ááááááááááááááááááááfac⌠á occurred╗á cal∞á i⌠ weaδ humo≥á iµá yo⌡ ì áááááááááááááááááááálike. .cp4 MORSE.SQB unsqueezed¼áá thi≤áá samplσá SUBfilσá use≤á PARIS¼ ì ááááááááááááááááááááSAMPLQS╧á anΣ thi≤ filσ a≤ text«á ^╪á througΦ ì ááááááááááááááááááááthe parts that bore you if you like. .cp7 9. Beyond A≤ mentioned¼á I'φ als∩ releasinτ MORSETXT.AQ═ v1.0¼á t∩ thσ ì samσ board≤ t∩ whicΦ ╔ releasσ thi≤ librar∙ file«á I'φ doinτ thi≤ ì separatel∙á s∩ tha⌠ BB╙ system≤ witΦ tigh⌠ disk-spacσ budget≤ caε ì deletσ tha⌠ onσ anΣ preservσ thi≤ file« .cp4 ╔ welcomσ an∙ improvements¼á majo≥ o≥ minor¼ t∩ thσ program« ì ╔á wrotσ i⌠ ou⌠ oµ need¼á anΣ embellisheΣ i⌠ witΦá thσá bell-and-ì whistlσ function≤ ╔ though⌠ mos⌠ usefu∞ fo≥ m∙ purposes« .cp3 Therσ i≤ stil∞ plent∙ oµ rooφ fo≥ improvement¼á eveε withou⌠ ì substantiall∙ changinτ thσ naturσ oµ thσ program« .cp8 Fo≥á onσ thing¼á MORSETX╘ a⌠ presen⌠ doesn'⌠ dea∞ witΦá use≥ ì area≤á a⌠á all«á Thi≤ i≤ partl∙ duσ t∩ m∙ owε biases║á ╔ kee≡ everythinτ dowε ì a⌠á 0║á wherσ ╔ caε kee≡ aε eyσ oε who'≤ eatinτ u≡ al∞ m∙á flopp∙ ì disδ space« WitΦ that¼ anΣ m∙ hurr∙ t∩ pusΦ MORSETX╘ froφ projec⌠ ì statu≤ t∩ too∞ status¼á ╔ didn'⌠ seσ an∙ neeΣ t∩ implemen⌠á user-ì areß contro∞ iε thσ initia∞ releasσ versioε oµ thσ program. .cp7 è Fo≥á another¼á MORSETX╘ v1.░ i≤ writteε completel∙ iεá 8080« ì Thi≤á make≤ i⌠ universal¼á bu⌠ i⌠ doe≤ cu⌠ dowε oε it≤ to≡ speed« ì There'≤ rooφ fo≥ ß majo≥ hacδ here¼ implementinτ aε assembly-timσ ì optioε fo≥ thσ inclusioε oµ Z80¼ 808╡ o≥ HD6418░ opcode≤ whereve≥ ì they'l∞á speeΣá thing≤á u≡á o≥ freσ u≡ thσá processo≥á fo≥á othe≥ ì things. .cp8 Computer-specifiπ option≤ (sucΦ a≤ settinτ u≡ thσ unuseΣ CT├ ì channe∞á t∩ interrup⌠ wheε KE┘ timσ i≤ done¼á theε goinτá ofµá t∩ ì proces≤áá thσá nex⌠á byte⌐á wil∞á probabl∙á makσá thσáá codespeeΣ ì increment≤á ß lo⌠ morσ linear¼á a≤ wel∞ a≤ cuttinτ dowε oεá thosσ ì length∙ drive-acces≤ waitinτ period≤ betweeε characters«á S∩ wil∞ ì an∙ interrupt-driveε o≥ DMA-modσ disk-recorΣ fetch¼ thougΦ that'≤ ì morσ u≡ t∩ Ampr∩ t∩ implement. .cp5 Curso≥á contro∞á durinτ thσ console-interactioεá loop≤á wil∞ ì allow, for instance, the prosign list in the Morse Keyboard Loop t∩ sta∙ iε onσ placσ oε thσ screen¼á WordSta≥á menu-style¼á whilσ ì the text scrolls away under it. .cp8 ┴á logica∞á expansioε oµ thσ prograφ wil∞á bσá Internationa∞ ì Morsσá receptioε anΣ decoding¼á witΦ thσ resul⌠ goinτ ou⌠ t∩ disδ ì oεá command«á Tha⌠ woulΣ makσ thi≤ ß real-timσ tool¼á no⌠ jus⌠á ß ì learninτá aid«á WitΦ s∩ man∙ RTTY/ASCII/MORS┼ program≤á availablσ ì fo≥ othe≥ computers¼ i⌠ seem≤ ß shamσ fo≥ thσ picking≤ fo≥ CP/═ ª ì ZCPR│ operator≤ t∩ bσ s∩ sparse« ╔ gues≤ it'≤ u≡ t∩ u≤ hacker≤ t∩ ì takσ u≡ thσ slack«á .cp10 ['Scusσá m∙á fulmination,-- ╔ refusσ t∩ acquiescσá t∩á mediß ì hypetype≤á wh∩ havσ stoleε tha⌠ labe∞ "hackeró anΣ applieΣ i⌠á t∩ ì criminals«á I⌠á stil∞á mean≤á someonσ wh∩ i≤ o≥á ha≤á beeεá goinτ ì througΦá thσá phasσá oµá learninτ t∩ prograφ wherσá the∙á takσá ß ì hatche⌠á t∩ thσ flo≈ contro∞ oµ thei≥ owε programs¼á patchinτá iε ì spaghettΘ jumps¼á witΦ n∩ prio≥ understandinτ oµ wha⌠ thσ result≤ ì wil∞ be«á Soone≥ o≥ later¼á yo⌡ learε t∩ comprehenΣ thσ codσá yo⌡ ì anΣá other≤ write¼á anΣ then¼á likσ Yankeσ Doodle¼á o≥ one'≤á olΣ ì Novicσ callsign¼á i⌠ ha≤ becomσ ß badgσ t∩ wea≥ witΦ pride« Gimmσ ì bacδ m∙ badge!í (grrrrr⌐ ] .cp4 Finally¼ fo≥ anybod∙ wh∩ want≤ ß REA╠ challenge..« Wha⌠ kinΣ ì oµá tablσ structurσ anΣ lookup-and-senΣ algorithm≤ woulΣ i⌠á takσ ì for a program like MORSETXT to send American Telegrapher Morse? .cp8 File≤á (includinτá thi≤á one⌐á witΦá filenamσá MORSETX╘á arσ ì versioε 1.0«á When/iµ revision≤ arσ releaseΣ b∙ me¼á the∙ wil∞ bσ ì a≤á MRSTXTnn¼á wherσ nε arσ thσ revisioε anΣ releasσ numbers«á A≤ ì fa≥ a≤ ╔ know¼ thσ MR╙ prefi° isn'⌠ useΣ fo≥ anythinτ yet« Anyonσ ì witΦ aε urgσ t∩ upgradσ thσ program¼á pleasσ takσ notσ anΣ follo≈ ì suit«á Pleasσ uploaΣ an∙ improvement≤ t∩ Ampro1¼ Jerr∙ Haigwood'≤ ì boarΣ a⌠ (408)258-8128¼á s∩ wσ caε al∞ seσ anΣ usσ i⌠ anΣ applauΣ ì you≥ efforts« 73 & GH all de WB1HKU/6 <sk> ..eof MORSETXT.MAN/Ampro[stuff.933]--CHR$(13)30JUN85 begun