Press & Media Kit
Free, attribution-friendly assets for education sites, ham club newsletters, and “best Morse tools” roundups. Built by Extra Class operator K1SCW.
Boilerplate
MorseCoder (morsecoder.us) is a free online International Morse code translator with CW audio (5–40 WPM), Farnsworth spacing, light and vibrate playback, WAV download, and shareable puzzle links. It is built by licensed Extra Class amateur radio operator Dr. Stephen Carter (call sign K1SCW) and includes a trainer, alphabet chart, learning guides, an Chrome extension, and an embeddable widget — no signup, no ads.
PR asset #1 — Letter frequency + history
Pitch angle: “Why E is one dot — Morse is a 19th-century Huffman code.” Pair with the visual timeline.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Most common English letter | E (.) — one dit; shortest Morse character |
| Second most common | T (-) — one dah |
| E + T + A + I share of English text | ~35% (why beginners start here) |
| ITU standard | International Morse — ITU-R M.1677-1 |
| SOS pattern | ... --- ... (not an acronym) |
| Typical beginner target | 15 WPM with Farnsworth 20/10 practice |
- • Deep dive: Morse code frequency analysis
- • Embeddable timeline: History infographic
- • Full narrative: Morse code history
- • Printable chart: Alphabet chart print guide
Suggested headline for editors
“Morse code still encodes English frequency: why E is a single beep — and how a free browser tool teaches it with real CW timing.”
Embed codes
Translator widget
<div id="morsecoder-embed"></div>
<script src="https://morsecoder.us/widget.js" data-theme="light"></script>
<p>Powered by <a href="https://morsecoder.us/">MorseCoder</a></p>History timeline iframe
<iframe src="https://morsecoder.us/morse-code-history-infographic/" width="100%" height="600"
style="border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px;" title="Morse Code History" loading="lazy"></iframe>