If you are a ham radio operator of a certain age, you probably remember ads for “The Instructograph,” a mechanical device for learning Morse code. [Our Own Devices] has an ancient specimen of the ...

A portable practice set in a case used for teaching telegraph and wireless operators Morse code. Spring-operated motor with winding crank on right side. A punched-paper tape is pulled around a spindle ...

You may wonder why anyone would want to learn Morse code. You don’t need it for a ham license anymore. There are, however, at least three reasons you might want to learn it anyway. First, some people ...