import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'; import { Link } from 'react-router'; import cw from 'cw'; import '../../styles.css'; import Footer from '../../components/Footer'; declare global { interface Window { cw: any; } } const ChartPage = () => { const actxRef = useRef(null); // Initialize audio context const initAudio = () => { if (actxRef.current) return; // Already initialized try { actxRef.current = cw.initAudioContext({ tone: 600 }); } catch (error) { console.error('Failed to initialize audio context:', error); } }; // Play Morse code for a character const playCharacter = (character: string) => { // Initialize audio on first user interaction if (!actxRef.current) { initAudio(); } if (actxRef.current) { // Remove 'playing' class from all items document.querySelectorAll('.morse-item').forEach(item => { item.classList.remove('playing'); }); // Add 'playing' class to the clicked item const clickedItem = document.querySelector(`.morse-item[data-char="${character}"]`); if (clickedItem) { clickedItem.classList.add('playing'); } try { // Get Morse code for the character const morseCode = getMorseCode(character); // Play the Morse code window.cw.play(morseCode, { wpm: 20, actx: actxRef.current }); } catch (error) { console.error('Error playing Morse code:', error); } // Remove the 'playing' class after the audio finishes setTimeout(() => { if (clickedItem) { clickedItem.classList.remove('playing'); } }, 2000); } }; // Add click event listeners to all morse items useEffect(() => { const handleMorseItemClick = (e: Event) => { const target = e.currentTarget as HTMLElement; const character = target.getAttribute('data-char'); if (character) { playCharacter(character); } }; const morseItems = document.querySelectorAll('.morse-item'); morseItems.forEach(item => { item.addEventListener('click', handleMorseItemClick); }); return () => { morseItems.forEach(item => { item.removeEventListener('click', handleMorseItemClick); }); }; }, []); return (

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Morse Code Reference Chart

Click on any character to hear its Morse code sound. Practice recognizing these patterns to improve your Morse code skills.

Understanding Morse Code

Morse code uses dots (·) and dashes (−) to represent letters, numbers, and special characters. A dash is three times as long as a dot. The space between parts of the same letter is one dot length, between letters is three dot lengths, and between words is seven dot lengths.

Memorization Tips

  • E (·) and T (−) are the most common letters in English and have the shortest codes
  • Letters with similar sounds often have related patterns (e.g., S and O: S = ··· and O = −−−)
  • Practice regularly with common words to build muscle memory

Letters

{[...'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'].map(char => (
{char}
{getMorseCode(char)}
))}

Numbers

{[...'1234567890'].map(char => (
{char}
{getMorseCode(char)}
))}

Special Characters

{[...'.=,?/'].map(char => (
{char}
{getMorseCode(char)}
))}

History of Morse Code

Morse code was developed in the 1830s by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail for use with the telegraph. It revolutionized long-distance communication and remained the standard for telegraph communication for over 160 years.

The original Morse code was slightly different from what we use today. The International Morse Code, which is the standard now, was created in 1865 to accommodate languages other than English.

Though largely replaced by newer technologies, Morse code remains important in aviation, amateur radio, and emergencies where other communication systems might fail.

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); }; // Helper function to get morse code representation const getMorseCode = (char: string) => { const morseMap: { [key: string]: string } = { 'A': '·−', 'B': '−···', 'C': '−·−·', 'D': '−··', 'E': '·', 'F': '··−·', 'G': '−−·', 'H': '····', 'I': '··', 'J': '·−−−', 'K': '−·−', 'L': '·−··', 'M': '−−', 'N': '−·', 'O': '−−−', 'P': '·−−·', 'Q': '−−·−', 'R': '·−·', 'S': '···', 'T': '−', 'U': '··−', 'V': '···−', 'W': '·−−', 'X': '−··−', 'Y': '−·−−', 'Z': '−−··', '0': '−−−−−', '1': '·−−−−', '2': '··−−−', '3': '···−−', '4': '····−', '5': '·····', '6': '−····', '7': '−−···', '8': '−−−··', '9': '−−−−·', '.': '·−·−·−', ',': '−−··−−', '?': '··−−··', '/': '−··−·', '=': '−···−' }; return morseMap[char] || ''; }; export default ChartPage;