====== Morse-coding Messages ======

| **Field** | Telecommunication |
| **Went Obsolete** | 1999, when it was replaced by the Global Maritime Distress Safety System. |
| **Made Obsolete By** | Modern technology that allowed transmission of data without error, and with much lower operator skill. |
| **Knowledge Assumed** | Fluency with the code, listening to the signals, and the feel for it. |
| **When useful** | Used extensively for emergency communications over amateur radio (ham radio). |

Will always be used where simple, reliable, low-power radio communications are needed.

Morse-code is still a standard method of sending a distress signal - SOS

Now that Morse skills are optional, the Code is increasingly popular on the Amateur Bands simply for relaxation and enjoyment.