Why learn Morse code in a world of social and advanced communication technologies? If a few years ago someone had asked me what telegraphy was, I would have certainly answered that it is an obsolete language, which with the advent of cell phones would have had no reason to exist. Instead I had to change my mind ... Even if telegraphy is not often heard of nowadays, Morse code is still used by a large group of people who communicate with each other. Telegraphy is only a branch of radio communications (for which there are frequencies reserved for it) and thousands of people around the world use it daily. The rapid pursuit of technologies has however led to the replacement of the telegraph in daily use (both civil and military) with more modern means and more suited to our times. We can however say that telegraphy, like radio, has contributed to the technological development of various tools such as the telephone, fax and even the modern internet. In a world where technology is making giant steps, unfortunately it is easy to be found unprepared in case of need. Covid-19 and its pandemic, in the medical field, is an example of this. It could happen in any other sector ... Have you ever wondered what would happen if there was a telecommunications blackout in the world? Very possible! (see episodes that happened in Switzerland at the beginning of 2020, when, in various cantons, for an entire day, it was not even possible to reach the emergency numbers) ... I'll tell you. The only ones who could communicate would be Radio Amateurs. The connection between radio amateurs occurs in every corner of the world both with voice, with Morse code, with teleprinter, up to the modern digital techniques born from the radio-computer marriage. There are over three million radio amateurs throughout the world (most of them in the USA and Japan). The globe is covered by a dense network of radio amateur stations that can be connected to each other and, through the English language and Morse, they can guarantee almost total coverage in the event of emergencies with a vast capillarity. This is precisely why radio amateurs, organized in their associations, in various countries of the world, are an active part of various Civil Protections to provide great support to the communications of state vehicles. Radio amateurs are the first to intervene and the last to leave the emergency zone when telephone communications are re-established. Having said this, we can deduce that Morse code is a bit like Latin. Everyone considers it a dead language, but in many fields it is still important and therefore it is still studied in schools. This is why I believe that the study and knowledge of Morse code is necessary. This video course is a drop in the ocean, but it can be interesting to get closer to the past. How do you say? The present has no future without its past! In order not to miss the lessons or other videos of mine, you can follow me via Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/francesco-citriniti-314a70b0 via internet: www.swisswebprint.ch via email: [email protected] or by subscribing to this YouTube channel