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alasbabylon
Morse code
Mar 2 2008, 10:35 PM EST | Post edited: Mar 2 2008, 10:35 PM EST
The morse code was what first attracted me to Jericho. Having learned it when I was 14 or so and using it in the service and as a ham operator from time to time, I was surprised to see a tv show using it as it is considered obsolete by the fcc and others.

It will be interesting to see how the show progresses as the season goes on.
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eelman007
1. RE: Morse code
Mar 2 2008, 10:44 PM EST | Post edited: Mar 2 2008, 10:44 PM EST
Damm wish I had your knowledge, then I could figure out all the messages at the beginning of each episode. Do you find this valuable?    

alasbabylon
2. RE: Morse code
Mar 3 2008, 3:02 PM EST | Post edited: Mar 3 2008, 3:02 PM EST
"Damm wish I had your knowledge, then I could figure out all the messages at the beginning of each episode."
When I copy the code at the beginning of the show I usually have to go thru the msg 2 or 3 times to get it all as it is sent pretty fast and my copying skills aren't that fast anymore. They used an apostrophe in one of the code transmissions and while I might have known it at one time it went totally over my head and I never figured it out until they said what it was! I think they show some operation of older ham radios using single- sideband transmission. I guess those must be tube type radios that survived the electromagnetic pulse from the high altitude nuclear explosions. Supposedly, solid state radios, unless they are specially shielded, can't survive EMP.

Anyway, Jericho is the first network tv show I've liked in a long time.
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TigerDad
3. RE: Morse code
Mar 11 2008, 11:51 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 11 2008, 11:51 PM EDT
"When I copy the code at the beginning of the show I usually have to go thru the msg 2 or 3 times to get it all as it is sent pretty fast and my copying skills aren't that fast anymore. They used an apostrophe in one of the code transmissions and while I might have known it at one time it went totally over my head and I never figured it out until they said what it was! I think they show some operation of older ham radios using single- sideband transmission. I guess those must be tube type radios that survived the electromagnetic pulse from the high altitude nuclear explosions. Supposedly, solid state radios, unless they are specially shielded, can't survive EMP.

Anyway, Jericho is the first network tv show I've liked in a long time.
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Tonight was "Tho it is dark" I think - the thing that makes it toughest is the music they play right on top of the middle characters during each episode. My copying skills are good, but not at that speed and not with all that noise - it usually takes me 5 to 7 times to get it all - maily due to the noise.

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