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Russia uses Morse code to send messages to its forces in the Baltic region
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In hypertechnological warfare, it still makes sense to use this form of communication more than 150 years later
Modern warfare will be fought with drones, computer-enhanced systems and artificial intelligence. A few years ago, we saw advances in weapons and systems deployed on the battlefield on a scale never seen before. Right now, we’re talking about autonomous submarines, radars, laser weapons, and drones that can act as fleets of ships to disrupt space warfare.
However, in the Ukrainian war, Russia continued to use something as archaic as Morse code. In the midst of a technology war, that makes sense.
Rewinding to the 19th century. The first quarter of the 19th century saw advances in electromagnetic telegraphy that allowed pulses of current to be sent along cables. In these first machines, operators had to pay attention to electrical impulses reflected on the computer, but they also had to write down the message. In 1837, painter Samuel Morse, physicist Joseph Henry, and engineer Alfred Weill developed an electric telegraph that drew a pattern of lines and dots on tape.
This system was used for some years when the receiving device beeped when it marked the tape and short pulses were called ‘tit’ and long ones or dashes were called ‘dah’. And they realized that operators knew better how to decode the code when it was audible than when it was written. The language was perfect.
World War II. Radiotelegraphy is an extremely versatile system that requires very little power to operate over long distances, which is why it has been widely used since its conception. However, the baptism of fire, and where was importantIt was very First of all Like World War II. Primarily, it was used to transmit messages between naval bases and warships, but also between ships.
Morse code became the protagonist as radio communication was primitive and unsecured, so encrypted messages could be sent. And, in addition to between ships, it was also used in messages with long-haul flights. By the beginning of the 21st century, Morse fell into disuse, but there are still official users of it and licenses continue to be issued.
Russia in Ukraine. And so we arrive at the current war, a highly technological war being experienced by many fronts in different parts of the world. One of them is the one happening in Eastern Europe after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And there is was discovered In this high-tech age, Morse is still used in conflict.
In particular, Russian bombers or Baltic naval ships send them to their control centers and headquarters on the ground. This is something that may be contradictory when we talk about the use of autonomous vehicles in this war, but ultimately shows that ‘traditional’ solutions, if they work, can continue to be used. Hunted Thanks for the message indicating the weather conditions for all Russian ships in the Baltic Sea.
Efficient and safe. Why Russia is important to understand Use Morse Over the years, it has become more akin to the transmission of spoken language than written transmission, so trained operators can easily decipher messages. Another very important thing is that the amount of energy required to operate it is very low. In addition, it uses a very short bandwidth and is easy to encode.
All these features allow this communication system, which is more than 150 years behind and has been replaced by modern technologies in all areas, to keep up with the current war conflict.
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