It is an absolutely cool trick to teach yourself and your friends or children so they know something which others don’t. It also brings the power of mnemonics to you which will boost your brain power.

Some wise person once told me that you should never stop learning come what may. You will never know when you will need it. I am in a process of learning at least one new skill in a month. In that process, I am documenting it and sharing it with you guy so that you can also benefit from it.

In my last article I showed you how to do speed squaring using Vedic mathematics. Today I will show you how to exercise your brain by introducing it to mnemonics. I saw a site today which teaches the basics of Morse code. Thought I will share it with you. I will also share with you some of the cool sites which I found useful while learning Morse code. There will be lots of Technical books available in the market but as always, the websites I have mentioned in this article provides you the ultimate learning resources.

Basics

The first website you should check out before you go to any other page is obviously the Wiki page for which the link is given here.

This website will provide you all the basics for learning and interpreting Morse code. The picture given in the website is a code listening tool. Print it on your printer. Place your pencil where it says START and listen to Morse code

HEAR slow morse code and try to interpret the words after going through the basics. The audio speed is slow enough for the beginners to follow the chart below.

Intermediate

This is a cool flash tool provided Boy s Life. It will provide you with a calculator like interface to type in various Morse codes. It is really a fun way to understand and learn the different codes.

If you are looking for a quick way or a Morse code translator, here is a good one. If you give your sentence in English, it will translate it to the equivalent Morse code. But if you are looking to convert Morse code to English then this is the site for you.

Proficient

Until 1991, a demonstration of the ability to send and receive Morse code at 5 words per minute (WPM) was required to receive an amateur radio license for use in the United States from the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC test is the test which anyone studying Morse code should take. So, when you become an expert, you will be able to interpret this.

Side Note

The human brain is the most complex thing in the galaxy. The evolution it went through is immense. That is your most underestimated part of your body. You cannot even imagine the things you can do with it. The only way is to keep it in shape is to exercise it often and keep it sharp because if you don’t, it will become weaker and weaker day by day.