"175 years old you say?"

"Why, you look don't look like a day over 30!" Seriously, this Friday marks the 175th Anniversary of the first public use of Morse Code. Interestingly enough, May 24th in 1844 was also a Friday.

The Smithsonian Magazine has an article about it - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/morse-code-celebrates-175-years-and-counting-180972248/ It's a pretty good article for those not versed in the Code and its history. The author claims to have a connection with Amateur Radio, but a search of his name on QRZ didn't prove to be conclusive. 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least! from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2HRRQG6 via IFTTT