tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post7384648591862585517..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Instant Sepiatone: The Hacker CrackdownRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-9206946804854255812012-09-08T09:43:55.028-04:002012-09-08T09:43:55.028-04:00Heh. Morse over IRC. And here I was thinking maybe...Heh. Morse over IRC. And here I was thinking maybe Skype. Well, of course people were thinking of sending Morse over the network long before Skype.<br /><br />Thanks for the clarification.jedhttp://freedomsight.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-32375907338596597832012-09-08T07:43:52.294-04:002012-09-08T07:43:52.294-04:00Jed: radio work is about 99.44% International (or ...Jed: radio work is about 99.44% International (or Continental) Morse; landline (American) Morse was/is 99.98% wireline and only heard on the radio whenthe Morse Telegraph boys get to going.<br /><br /> There is a reason for this; though Amercian is a more-compact code, it gets that by having something like seven different levels of timing; there are characters with oddball spacing and three possible lengths of the "dah" (or dash) element. This works fine on a wire but is not good on radio circuits, with all the normal fading and static. Continental code constructs all characters from only three elements: standard dit, dah and space.<br /><br /> <i>Learn International Morse first.</i> Much larger user base, even now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54618343161408655592012-09-08T03:08:57.835-04:002012-09-08T03:08:57.835-04:00More internet Morse strangeness: http://myspace.v...More internet Morse strangeness: http://myspace.voo.be/pcoupard/cwirc/<br /><br />For 73 magazine fans, Wayne has allowed the entire set of issues to be placed online. Quoted from the ARRL Contest Letter of January 4, 2012:<br /><br />> In the last issue, the availability of the 73 Magazine issues online in the Internet Archive drew a lot of interest. Marty K1OYB pointed out that this was a voluntary contribution to the public domain by 73 magazine publisher, Wayne Green W2NSD who deserves a tip of the collective cap in this regard.<br /><br />I still recall my old Commodore C64 and the 100/300 baud modem. Seldom got 300 baud to work but it was such magic back in those days. I even used the FOG (or CFOG) BBS for awhile, as well as a few friend's BBSs. Good times. <br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-79784439322878545702012-09-07T21:12:34.937-04:002012-09-07T21:12:34.937-04:00Well, the range of prices on straight keys is quit...Well, the range of prices on straight keys is quite wide, I see from a quick e-bay search. And, as seems usual these days, the Chinese model is at the low end. I will ponder this with a bit higher priority, I think, since it looks like about $25 will get me something decent.<br /><br />Stranger, I have read a bit on Ham, Morse, and CW, so I do know about the American and International dialects. I have not, as yet, come across any mention about anything being confined to land-line or radio. In fact, what I recall reading was that if one plans on DXing with people elsewhere than the US, one should learn the International dialect. But nothing about using it exclusively. IOW, there's nothing "wrong" with my using American Morse via CW, though it might not be common worldwide.<br /><br />Not sure what utility the sounder would be for facilitating internet telegraphy. Well, my preconception about that is that a key would be used to generate a signal purely electronically. So, given your mention of having an amplifier of some sort, I infer that you would be using a mic to pick up the clicks of the sounder. Whereas I envision connecting through appropriate circuitry to my sound card, or to USB.jedhttp://freedomsight.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-71256979276533118412012-09-07T20:13:18.643-04:002012-09-07T20:13:18.643-04:00Start with a straight key -- even the cheap ones a...Start with a straight key -- even the cheap ones are highly adjustable.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-21601467941219660602012-09-07T20:12:13.770-04:002012-09-07T20:12:13.770-04:00If you are going to do internet telegraphy, genuin...If you are going to do internet telegraphy, genuine Bunnell sounders are usually available. Alas, without the Prince Albert can to amplify the sound. The are Bunnell keys seem harder to find, although the J-38 is a respectable copy. <br /><br />But don't confuse land line Morse with radio's International Morse, commonly referred to as "CW." They are definitely not interchangeable. <br /><br />There's plenty of practice material for CW, radio type Morse, from FISTS and from other really narrow band enthusiasts.<br /><br />One source on CD has a variety of books in CW. For example, J. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz at about 18 WPM. Which is not only optimum copy speed for CW, but will put a tired mind to sleep. <br /><br />StrangerStrangerhttp://extranosalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-3651393033242261132012-09-07T19:07:52.543-04:002012-09-07T19:07:52.543-04:00Internet telegraphy -- how kewl! Learning Morse is...Internet telegraphy -- how kewl! Learning Morse is on my list of things to do, though not high priority right now. Heck, I don't even have a key. I know I can get a SW radio and listen to the W1AW transmissions, or similar. Was sort of pondering using an Arduino to interface a key to USB, and then ... something. I know there are commercial products out there for that too, it's just that I'm cheap, and a DIY type as well. Well, there's a hamfest coming up on the 23rd. I wonder if my wrist would tolerate a straight key.jedhttp://freedomsight.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-90698663223939851592012-09-07T13:51:07.432-04:002012-09-07T13:51:07.432-04:00Dwight: I know Wayne is still around. I just miss ...Dwight: I know Wayne is still around. I just miss his 73 Magazine editorials. His other outlets weren't really my cup of tea.<br /><br />BP: I saw a video of a talk Stoll did to a bunch of NASA people. He's a fascinating speaker, but if he had to hold still he'd probably burst into flames. Cuckoo's Egg was excellent.<br />Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-42765935141629797362012-09-07T13:06:48.309-04:002012-09-07T13:06:48.309-04:00Second the Cuckoo's Egg recommendation, try an...Second the Cuckoo's Egg recommendation, try and find the second edition with the afterword about the Worm with the programming error, I'd you can.Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-64970765865146497242012-09-07T12:47:11.939-04:002012-09-07T12:47:11.939-04:00That's an awesome book. You might also check ...That's an awesome book. You might also check out Cliff Stoll's book, "The Cuckoo's Egg" as well. Same retro network security feel, only with real KGB spies.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-82762158742716686672012-09-07T12:46:24.917-04:002012-09-07T12:46:24.917-04:00If conventional modems still work for you and are ...If conventional modems still work for you and are part of your work flows, better get on a workaround, stat. The backbones are going digital as we speak, and you can't cram many modulated bits through an 8K transcoder optimized to drop that which the human ear cannot hear. If, in fact, the transcoder even exists at the central office; more and more devices are doing the digitizing themselves and just pumping bits directly. This includes fax machines, btw. And all kinds of telemetry and SCADA systems have as a bred-in-bone assumption that they can only be accessed by point-to-point circuit-switched communications paths...Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-27667055671608642302012-09-07T11:46:58.373-04:002012-09-07T11:46:58.373-04:00"I miss Wayne. He was... entertaining."
..."I miss Wayne. He was... entertaining."<br /><br />Not that I want to make you feel bad, Dave - I would have sworn I read his obituary a couple of years ago - but Wayne Green is still around.<br /><br />And, apparently, <a href="http://www.waynegreen.com/wayne/news.html" rel="nofollow">blogging</a>.Dwight Brownhttp://www.sportsfirings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-86661665283186343292012-09-07T10:44:45.405-04:002012-09-07T10:44:45.405-04:00That's the book. I miss Wayne. He was... enter...That's the book. I miss Wayne. He was... entertaining.<br /><br />Big gear is fine with me. I can't even see most of the parts we use at work any more. They're like individually wrapped flakes of ground black pepper.<br />Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-39726862622226003792012-09-07T10:31:13.840-04:002012-09-07T10:31:13.840-04:00AbeBooks and Amazon both find "RTTY Handbook&...AbeBooks and Amazon both find "RTTY Handbook" by Wayne Green, FWIW.<br /><br /> Tube modem: liable to be biggish, even for 300 Baud. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-10129623264837986982012-09-07T10:09:30.255-04:002012-09-07T10:09:30.255-04:00Methinks I need to build a 300 baud modem out of v...Methinks I need to build a 300 baud modem out of vacuum tubes.<br /><br />Darn. I used to have a book of RTTY aarticles that had been published in 73 Magazine over the years and I'm pretty sure it had a tube TU design. But that book is long gone.<br />Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-16571600868698242152012-09-07T10:07:55.267-04:002012-09-07T10:07:55.267-04:00I used to run a BBS that was a FidoNet node. Good...I used to run a BBS that was a FidoNet node. Good times.<br /><br />As for Hacker Crackdown, the technology changes but the song remains the same. Great book.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382683082580500698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-1688731045325190602012-09-07T09:53:59.580-04:002012-09-07T09:53:59.580-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-55414738472419510152012-09-07T09:52:28.747-04:002012-09-07T09:52:28.747-04:00I still have fond memories of FidoNet...I still have fond memories of FidoNet...Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.com