U.S. Army Morse Code Practice Records

Featured are excerpts from some old 78-rpm code practice records, made by the "Special Service Division, S.O.S., War Department". Manufactured by "Allied Record Mfg Co." There is no date on the recordings but judging by the content my guess is that they were made in 1942 or 1943.

No, it probably is not the most exciting video you will ever see, but the audio content may be of interest to some.

The video starts with the Code Aptitude Test... for weeding out unsuitable candidates, I guess. Then part of the first lesson. Finally, the 16-wpm lesson (the highest-speed record I have; not sure if there were faster ones...).

I have uploaded MP3 recordings of the entire set (42 recordings) at www.archive.org

BTW, I learned my Morse Code from these records years ago as a kid. They really do work!