Using a Pi Pico to Convert Keyboard Input to Morse Code -- Episode 573

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It took a minute for me to get this...

I can't read it either way. I just went down a rabbit hole looking for an "easy" alternative - with mixed results. 

I'm tempted to put a LM567 (PLL tone detector) into a breadboard and try to go from beeps to text...

Cool idea. I've wanted to make a Morse decoder since before I had a bucket list. I have a couple of short wave radios that still pick up Morse code in action.

That would be cool, I've been thinking about making a decoder as a "sister" project to this one, it's on the list to consider next time I'm looking for a project to start

I hadn't thought about being able to pick it up on a short wave radio, that makes me tempted to try picking it up and decoding it as another project

You might want to look at RTTY (radio teletype) as well then. Baudot-Murray code over the radio.

I recall in the 80's a student doing this on a ZX81 with his amateur radio.

For a STEM activity you could perhaps try to use LORA to communicate over longer distances.

exactly  or press on the LCD connector.

Morse code decoding can get a bit tricky since all timings are variables and they all have a significant tolerance. It would likely make a good ML or AI application, although it can be done with just rules, ratios and tolerances.

Interesting, I've been trying to think of a project to incorporate LORA as I've not done much with it before

Yes, the timings aren't designated for morse, the gaps etc are given in terms of time of beeps. but no duty frequency, I experimented and just picked what sounded nice for listening too

Yes, the timings aren't designated for morse, the gaps etc are given in terms of time of beeps. but no duty frequency, I experimented and just picked what sounded nice for listening too