I really appreciate him taking the time to speak to me, was a delight to chat to him about the project, you can watch the full episode here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns7E... (My segment starts at 45:20)

Here's the page by the way where you can find out how to wire up your own telegraph! steamcommunity.com/app/1976860/...

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If you're running an ham radio event in the next year (big or small) and you're interested in having MORSE along at the event to reach younger people/the broader public, please get in touch, I want the game to serve as a tool to bring more people into this wonderful hobby.

73, Alex

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It was really wonderful working with the RSGB, they were incredibly enthusiastic, accommodating and forward thinking. I hope there is more opportunities to work with them again and to take the game to other Hamfests and events.

I also got interviewed for several different ham radio news channels and found after the event, I got a mention in the RSGB's monthly magazine, RadCom as part of their Hamfest coverage!

But sure enough, I had two different attendees wire up their own telegraph keys to MORSE, the one here pictured is a "Homebrew" Iambic telegraph made out of a plug socket which I was really excited to try out!

Another highlight was before the event, I had installed a connection port on the back of my alt ctrl to make connecting up different keys easy but also with the theory that attendees might connect up their personal telegraph keys.

Some members of my local hackspace were understandably sceptical...

What was particularly sweet was the game served as an intergenerational meeting point: Kids otherwise disengaged with radio were drawn in by the game, whilst older hams disengaged from games were drawn in by the collection of telegraphs. The game was approachable to and served both groups.

The other was a setup with an Iambic key running on a Steamdeck, this setup was to draw in existing enthusiasts of ham radio (who for the most part prefer paddle keys for entering Morse Code. Between the setups, I had my assortment of different telegraph key types to mix and match.

For the festival, I ran a dual setup of the game, each instance aimed at engaging two different audiences:
The first was a straight telegraph key with a 5 metre glowing LED rope (running on PC), designed to stand out from afar and provide an interface people non-hams would be familiar with.

Morse Code generally is used within ham radio as an entry point activity for outreach as it's relatively straightforward to get started with and can be adapted in lots of interesting ways, such as treasure hunts, writing your name in Morse or commonly, Morse Battleships...

UK National Hamfest is a yearly event where all the UK's amateur radio enthusiasts and experts gather on Newark Showground for a weekend of activities, markets and stalls. I was eager to get along so I contacted the Radio Society of Great Britain, who were happy to give me booth space in their area.

Grab the game here: store.steampowered.com/app/1976860/...