American Morse code

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Morse code variant
gptkbp:alphabet variable-length code
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Railroad_Morse
gptkbp:application landline telegraphy
gptkbp:characteristic uses dots, dashes, and spaces of varying lengths
has more ambiguous timing than International Morse code
gptkbp:created 1844
gptkbp:creator gptkb:Samuel_Morse
gptkb:Alfred_Vail
gptkbp:distinctFrom International Morse code uses only short and long signals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Morse code
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:International_Morse_code
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:International_Morse_code
gptkbp:status obsolete
gptkbp:usedBy railroads
telegraph operators
gptkbp:usedFor telegraphy
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Morse_code_chart
gptkb:International_Morse_code
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8