Telegraph key
id:
telegraph-key-161-16732143
title:
Telegraph key
text:
A telegraph key or Morse key is a specialized electrical switch used by a trained operator to transmit text messages in Morse code in a telegraphy system. Keys are used in all forms of electrical telegraph systems, including landline telegraphy and radio telegraphy. An operator uses the telegraph key to send electrical pulses of two different lengths: short pulses, called dots or dits, and longer pulses, called dashes or dahs. These pulses encode the letters and other characters that spell out t
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Electrical switch used to transmit text messages in Morse code
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraph_key
date created:
2003-02-23T23:21:16Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T17:08:31Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1156388","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1156388"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/J38TelegraphKey.jpg","width":320,"height":240}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16