@Forsythe:
Do you like the show Riverdale, or do you prefer the comic books?
I miss Marlin P Jones…
I also want “LOL” mode instead of “SOS” mode, so I can flash my snarky retorts at people from a distance.
> Do you like the show Riverdale, or do you prefer the comic books?
I remember the comic books from the old days. I haven’t seen the TV show and even though I’d already heard of it, I found myself surprised just now that such a thing existed.
The best I used to be able to do was spell out “SOS” and I only knew that because an ol’ zoomie had that annoying function. 
That works.
He can also become The Most Forsythest P. Jones Infinity Plus One Jr.
I think Morse code is interesting but I would NOT want to program a flashlight with a whole bunch of clicking. Too time-consuming and it’d wear out the switch doing something other than providing me light. Now if someone could devise a system where words or sentences in Morse could be flashed directly to the light—-then we’d be talking.
My wife’s whole family knew it due to them being hamsters.
Lol it took me a second to realize you meant ham radio operators xD
That explains it, i was confused at what that meant
It takes a lot of clicking already! The idea is to use LESS clicking, by not having to navigate all the menus. You just enter a few letters to get directly to the mode you want.
well, imagine a flashlight that will program
a limited number of phrases in Morse Code.
sort of like a smartphone quick response text.
so…text in MC as mentioned above: LOL
dotdashdotdot, dashdashdash, dotdashdotdot
for example.
Once upon a time I was a Navy Radioman, I learned Morse Code in “A” school. Never used it and have long forgotten it. It seems to me learning and remembering the Anduril mode menu is easier then learning Morse Code. If It ain’t broke……
Did you know that Morse code is neither a code, nor was it invented by Morse.
I learned once I was in boy scouts, like 20 years ago or so.
The only letters I remember is “S” and “O” to form S.O.S sign.
Couldn’t forget because it’s printed everywhere on any survival guides and used in several flashlights.
I learned it at the 5wpm needed to get a novice ham license as a kid. I find I still remember it, though would have to practice to get back to where I was. Well, I’ll wait for my d4v2 to arrive and see if its switch seems at all suited to this. If not, maybe some future flashlight. I like the idea of a text mode interface just because, heh. We’ll see.
Back in the days, a competitive-natured bunch of ham radio operators in my area would try to outdo their rival and set higher and more elaborate antennas.
Well, a few years back, these things had to be taken down. Not as much fun dishing $350+ for a crane and operator when the enthusiasm isn’t in vogue.
My dad was a Ham’ster. Rather than have an elaborate steel frame antenna, tried various rigs atop roofs. With time, nature took care of those.
I think the enjoyment came from the challenges of building bigger / better / more efficient receivers and emitters. As for the actual calls, more so as far out respondents were the bounty. On some good meteorological conditions, got a response a quarter globe. Dad would be enthusiastic.
Oh, voice-over and not code - Dad didn’t care for the tapety-tap-tap.
I got my ham license long after the code requirements were dropped. I know there are several apps to learn with, and I sometimes get the urge to try, but it quickly fades. 
Someone just happened to show me this video today. It seems like a clever approach, and I haven’t seen anything like it before.
I feel like I am much more familiar with the spaces in between the dits and dahs.
..-.--... --- .. - ;;; .....-.-.--.-.....-.--...-..-..-.-. "WHAT's that boy !!! .? Timmy fell into the well ?"