Morse code experts may wish to advocate that the younger generation stick to
the convention of separating the letters coded in your message.   Consider
that a single dit is an E, two dits an I, etc, now quickly realize that if
McBride had really sent "...---..." he would have got back ".... ..- ....
..--..".

> Wirt may be sending out an ...---... and just doesn't know it.
> 
> (For those still acquainted with Samuel's original coding method,
predating
> ASCII by a few decades). For others not so acquainted (the younger ones on
the
> list?) here's a hint: this sequence of 3 coded letters was first used
during a
> disaster by Marconi operator McBride to send a call for help by the
Titanic
> after hitting the ice berg.  :)
> 
> <shameful quote snipped>

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