communicating by morse code created pri- vacy in public. tales of getting a fellow ham’s attention across a crowded room by speaking his call sign in morse code—substituting the syllable ‘‘dit’’ for each short pulse and ‘‘dah’’ for each long pulse—were frequently and fondly recalled. one hobbyist described secret exchanges he had with his brother while double-dating as teenagers, morse code giving them the freedom to discuss ‘‘the characteristics of our dates in their presence with- out their knowing it!’’11
