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March 10, 2014 1:27 PM Subscribe
I need help translating this morse code message into English!
I have used different translators out there (it has translated into dashes and dots, but I must be missing something since it translates from .-- to DI DAH and DITS. There is supposed to be a secret message and used to find longitude/latitude coordinates used in geocaching.
Anyone know how to translate AMERICAN morse code (not international) and could lend some help in decoding this?
Dah Didididit Dit Dahdah Didah Dahdahdit Dahdit Dit Dah Dah Didididit Didah Dah Didit didit Dit dit Dididah Dahdit Dit Dit Dahdidit Dah Dit dit Dididit Dit Dit Dahdidah Didahdah Didit Daaah Daaah Dahdahdit Didit Didididah Dit Didit didit Dit dit Dididah Dah Didididit Dit Daaah Dit dit Didit dit Didah Dah Didit Dit dit Dahdit Dit dit Didahdit Dah Didididit Dit Didahdit Didit Dahdit Didah Daaah Didah Dahdit Dahdidit Didit Dah Didit dit Didah Dahdit Dahdididit Dit Didahdit Dit dit Dididah Dahdit Dahdidit Didah Dah Didah Dididididit Didah Dit didit Dahdidah Dit dit Dahdit Dahdididit Dididah Dahdit Dahdidah Dit Dit didit Didididit Didit Daaah Daaah Dididit Dah.
Dah Didididit Dit Didahdit Didit Dit didit Dididit Dah Dididit Dah Didah Dahdahdit Dit Didit Dididit Dahdit Dit dit Dah Didahdit Didah Dit didit Didahdit Dit didit Dit dit Dahdah Didididit Dit Dit didit Dit. Daaah Dit dit Didit dit Didah Dah Dit Dididit Dah Dahdah Didah Dit didit Dah Didit Dahdit Didit dit Dit dit Dit didit Dahdit Dit Dit didit Didah Dahdit Dahdidit Dit Didahdidit Dididididit Daaah Dit dit Dit didit Dit Dah Didididit Dit Dahdididit Daaah Didah Didit dit Dahdidah Dit dit Didahdit Dah Didididit Dit Didahdit Dit Dahdit Didit dit Dit. Didahdah Didididit Didah Dah Didididit Didah Dah Didididit Dahdahdit Dit dit Dahdidit Didahdah Dit didit Dit dit Dididah Dahdahdit Didididit Dah!
(when I do put it through a translator, it just gives me dots/dashes. The dots/dashes then translate into the above message)
Thanks Mefe!
I have used different translators out there (it has translated into dashes and dots, but I must be missing something since it translates from .-- to DI DAH and DITS. There is supposed to be a secret message and used to find longitude/latitude coordinates used in geocaching.
Anyone know how to translate AMERICAN morse code (not international) and could lend some help in decoding this?
Dah Didididit Dit Dahdah Didah Dahdahdit Dahdit Dit Dah Dah Didididit Didah Dah Didit didit Dit dit Dididah Dahdit Dit Dit Dahdidit Dah Dit dit Dididit Dit Dit Dahdidah Didahdah Didit Daaah Daaah Dahdahdit Didit Didididah Dit Didit didit Dit dit Dididah Dah Didididit Dit Daaah Dit dit Didit dit Didah Dah Didit Dit dit Dahdit Dit dit Didahdit Dah Didididit Dit Didahdit Didit Dahdit Didah Daaah Didah Dahdit Dahdidit Didit Dah Didit dit Didah Dahdit Dahdididit Dit Didahdit Dit dit Dididah Dahdit Dahdidit Didah Dah Didah Dididididit Didah Dit didit Dahdidah Dit dit Dahdit Dahdididit Dididah Dahdit Dahdidah Dit Dit didit Didididit Didit Daaah Daaah Dididit Dah.
Dah Didididit Dit Didahdit Didit Dit didit Dididit Dah Dididit Dah Didah Dahdahdit Dit Didit Dididit Dahdit Dit dit Dah Didahdit Didah Dit didit Didahdit Dit didit Dit dit Dahdah Didididit Dit Dit didit Dit. Daaah Dit dit Didit dit Didah Dah Dit Dididit Dah Dahdah Didah Dit didit Dah Didit Dahdit Didit dit Dit dit Dit didit Dahdit Dit Dit didit Didah Dahdit Dahdidit Dit Didahdidit Dididididit Daaah Dit dit Dit didit Dit Dah Didididit Dit Dahdididit Daaah Didah Didit dit Dahdidah Dit dit Didahdit Dah Didididit Dit Didahdit Dit Dahdit Didit dit Dit. Didahdah Didididit Didah Dah Didididit Didah Dah Didididit Dahdahdit Dit dit Dahdidit Didahdah Dit didit Dit dit Dididah Dahdahdit Didididit Dah!
(when I do put it through a translator, it just gives me dots/dashes. The dots/dashes then translate into the above message)
Thanks Mefe!
THEMAGNETTHATIIEEUNEEDTEESEEKWITTGIVEIIEEUTHETEEIEATIEENEERTHERINATANDITIEANBEREEUNDATA5AEIKEENBUNKEEIHITTSNTHERIEISTSTAGEISNEETRAEIREIEEMHEEIITEEIEATESTMAEITINIEEEEINEEIANDEL5TEEEIETHEBTAIEKEERTHERENIEIWHATHATHGEEDWEIEEUGHT
posted by DreamerFi at 1:35 PM on March 10, 2014
posted by DreamerFi at 1:35 PM on March 10, 2014
Welp (is the translation above from international or American Morse?):
THEposted by onshi at 1:42 PM on March 10, 2014
MAGNET
THAT
I
IEEU
NEED
TEE
SEEK
WITT
GIVE
IIEE
U
THE
TEE
I
EAT
IEE
NEER
THE
RINAT
AND
IT
IE
AN
BEREEUN
DATA
5AEI
KEEN
BUNK
EEIHITTSN
THE
RIE
IS
T
STAGE
IS
NEETRAEIREIEEMHEEIITEEI
EAT
ESTMAEITIN
IEEEE
INEEI
AND
EL5TEEEIE
THE
BTAIEKEER
THE
REN
IEI
WHAT
THAT
HGEED
WE
IEEUGHT
American Morse is rarely used anymore, even in America, but most of the above translation are using International codes, which is why they're garbled. The most obvious problem is that a long dash ("daaah" in the above transcription) is an L, not a T, which is why the ninth word should be 'WILL', not 'WITT'. Translating AMC to characters is a bit tricky, since there are spacers in some characters; "Didit dit' could be 'C' or 'IE' depending on context (the above strings of 'I's and 'E's in translation almost certainly include some 'C's, 'R's, 'X's, and 'Y's.
posted by jackbishop at 2:17 PM on March 10, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by jackbishop at 2:17 PM on March 10, 2014 [1 favorite]
Dit Dit = EE
Dit dit = O
Didit = I
Upper case signals a new letter. Lower case goes with what comes before it, in a character that contains a long space.
posted by in278s at 2:21 PM on March 10, 2014 [2 favorites]
Dit dit = O
Didit = I
Upper case signals a new letter. Lower case goes with what comes before it, in a character that contains a long space.
posted by in278s at 2:21 PM on March 10, 2014 [2 favorites]
I did a few global substitutions on other people's work to replace certain IMC translations with their AMC versions, and editied a bit by hand to fix the clearly broken bits and got this first draft:
THE MAGNET THAT YOU NEED TO SEEK WILL GIVE YOU THE LOCATION OF THE FINAL AND IT CAN BE FOUND AT A PARK ON BUNKER HILL ST THE FIRST STAGE IS NOT FAR FROM HERE LOCATE ST MARTIN CORNER AND ELP TO RI THE BLACK OF THE FENCI WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT
Kinda falls apart near the end, I'm afraid.
posted by jackbishop at 2:35 PM on March 10, 2014
THE MAGNET THAT YOU NEED TO SEEK WILL GIVE YOU THE LOCATION OF THE FINAL AND IT CAN BE FOUND AT A PARK ON BUNKER HILL ST THE FIRST STAGE IS NOT FAR FROM HERE LOCATE ST MARTIN CORNER AND ELP TO RI THE BLACK OF THE FENCI WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT
Kinda falls apart near the end, I'm afraid.
posted by jackbishop at 2:35 PM on March 10, 2014
THE MAGNET THAT YOU NEED TO SEEK WILL GIVE YOU THE LOCATION OF THE FINAL AND IT CAN BE FOUND AT A PARK ON BUNKER HILL ST.
THE FIRST STAGE IS NOT FAR FROM HERE. LOCATE ST MARTIN CORNER AND EXPLORE THE BLACK OF THE FENCE. WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT!
posted by beniamino at 2:45 PM on March 10, 2014 [5 favorites]
THE FIRST STAGE IS NOT FAR FROM HERE. LOCATE ST MARTIN CORNER AND EXPLORE THE BLACK OF THE FENCE. WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT!
posted by beniamino at 2:45 PM on March 10, 2014 [5 favorites]
Jack Bishop: The end makes sense because "What hath God wrought?" was the first message telegraph message sent by Samuel Morse.
Based on the message the cache you are looking for is in the corner of the Doherty Playground near the intersection of Bunker Hill Street and Saint Martin St in Boston, MA. From Google Street View, the black fence is located at about 25 Saint Martin Street approximately latitude 42.382172 and longitude -71.068433.
posted by Rob Rockets at 3:02 PM on March 10, 2014 [6 favorites]
Based on the message the cache you are looking for is in the corner of the Doherty Playground near the intersection of Bunker Hill Street and Saint Martin St in Boston, MA. From Google Street View, the black fence is located at about 25 Saint Martin Street approximately latitude 42.382172 and longitude -71.068433.
posted by Rob Rockets at 3:02 PM on March 10, 2014 [6 favorites]
FWIW, the "falls apart near the end" I was thinking of was the whole "ELP TO RI THE BLACK OF THE FENCI" bit where I was certain I was parsing wrong, but didn't have the patience to figure out the right breakdown.
posted by jackbishop at 3:20 PM on March 10, 2014
posted by jackbishop at 3:20 PM on March 10, 2014
Sorry, I thought you meant the "What hath God wrought" part. That struck me as odd at first, but then I remembered there is a historical marker in Beltsville, MD along the route of the telegraph wires Morse used.
posted by Rob Rockets at 4:05 PM on March 10, 2014
posted by Rob Rockets at 4:05 PM on March 10, 2014
Or maybe there is a black wrought iron fence with the magnet stuck to it.
posted by bink at 10:57 PM on March 10, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by bink at 10:57 PM on March 10, 2014 [1 favorite]
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Plunked that into a translator and I got
THEMAGNETTHATIIEEUNEEDTEESEEKW
The magnet that I ?? need to seek...
This is interesting at all but I'm at work and probably shouldn't sit here and manually - all your dahs and . all your dis but so far it seems like this is the right track.
posted by phunniemee at 1:35 PM on March 10, 2014