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Code Penetrates Static Sending code signals by radio elegraph to ships at sea often is he best way of keeping in touch ! vith the constantly moving .essels. Low-powered transmitters are adequate, andj :hanging frequencies is easy. More importantly, code will aenetrate the static that disrupts .oice messages. A good operator :an send arid receive messages hrough the most severe storms A few Morse strongholds survive ashore An amateur radio iperator must pass a Morse test aefore getting his novice license Boy Scouts learn the code Military messages often are sent n coded Morse code It's a far cry from the golden age of Morse when greenay eshaded operators were important personages at railroad stations, newspaper offices, and the World Series. Trademark of the Morse men was a tobacco can stuck in the magnetic sounder to amplify the dots and dashes. A brass pounder dented his tin to give his clicks a distinctive sound. Seated at their
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