Morse Code on Cellphones

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03 JuneMorse Texter--now my dad can finally get a mobile phone

Seriously, my dad has been an engineer for like 30 years, and has never owned a mobile phone. For some reason, he hates that particular piece of tech. He loves ham radio, though. So, here ya go:

Morse Texter

After reading this and this and this I decided to knock up this dodgy prototype for Series 60 phones. Tap in some Morse code, and then send it as an SMS. Keys are:

• 1, 4, 7, or * - Dot
  
• 2, 5, 8, or 0 - Dash
  
• 3, 6, 9, or # - Space

• Left arrow - Dot
  
• Right arrow - Dash
  
• OK key - Space

• C key - Delete last letter
  
• Call/green key - Send as SMS

For a gap between letters, press space once. For a gap between words, press space a second time.