In the 1980s, there was a type-in game in Family Computing called “Mort’s Load” that had a morse code aspect to it.
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there’s also a morse code puzzle in Jigsaw…
Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.
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TalkBack is the same; double-tap to activate the focused UI element.
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Hmmmm… something I hadn’t considered. Thank you.
Agreed. Text to voice of ...--.-.----..-.-.-.-.----....-.-..- would become gibberish in no time.
Noted. Thank you.
Definitely a good point, thank you again.
Yeah, the spinning wheel mechanic is where I initially saw problems, but you pointed out a few more, so thank you for that.
Is there anyone who uses android apps with a screenreader who might be willing to give some general feedback?
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Your first message should NOT be SOS. SOS is for emergencies, and – strangely enough – merely trying to contact other people is not an emergency.
From the very little I’ve read about amateur radio many decades ago, I believe your first message should be “CQ,” repeated several times, and followed by your call sign. This sequence, if my memory serves me correctly, is a signal that you are seeking contact with, and are inviting a reply from, anyone receiving it, which is a perfect description of your situation.
For example, “CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ DE XXXXX,” where XXXXX is your own call sign.
You might want to do a bit of research to confirm all of this, because, as I said, this is from a smattering of info I learned decades ago.
Hope this helps!
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Being trapped in a bunker after the initiation of nuclear armageddon doesn’t make the cut for an emergency?
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To be fair, if I (as a person without amateur radio experience) ended up trapped in a bunker after the apocalypse and my only means of contacting someone was Morse code, I would absolutely start by sending SOS SOS SOS SOS SOS.
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Okay… Um. Assume for a second that a panicked novice figured out just enough to put out SOS, not knowing better. How might an experienced radio operator respond to that? Because the premise is the protagonist is a morse code virgin.
Would the other operator rebuke them?
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The emergency is the nuclear war. As long as you have adequate shelter, shielding, & supplies, the aftermath is no longer an emergency.
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While logically defensible, I feel like you might be in the minority with that position.
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But if this game’s purpose is to teach proper radio etiquette as well as Morse code, then it should definitely follow amateur radio rules.
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Agreed, but the protagonist, and most likely the player, wouldn’t start knowing any of this. So, making such mistakes, how might they be met? Because that could be a teachable moment.
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I wouldn’t call it a rebuke. But once he understood the sender’s actual need, he might indicate (i.e., teach) the correct way of seeking contact.
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Noted. Thank you. While a radio operator would probably not start with SOS for the reasons you just gave, most people unfamiliar with morse code would absolutely start with the single most widely known morse code message, especially given the protagonist’s obvious distress about the situation. So, I wouldn’t want to start with proper etiquette. With that said, I appreciate you pointing that out, as having this and other norms pointed out to player would be an excellent teaching tool.
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Most intrigued. I’m in.
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Is that Yoda-speak? Or just two shortened sentences?
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Yes I think so, too. The only morse code I know is SOS. If I remember it correctly, it’s long long long short short short long long long.
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Other way around: ··· – – – ···
Though having played Jigsaw, of course we all know that the superior distress signal is CQD!
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I wonder if radio operators are trained to recognize repeated broadcasts of OSO as novice attempts at SOS?
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Darn, I always confuse this. If I ever get stranded in a nuclear bunker my message to other people will be OSO! 
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