From 8a651e244152ec7c8436acbac75461ea662d21b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neale Pickett Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 20:32:07 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Home (markdown) --- Home.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Home.md b/Home.md index 14bdfd5..4091c33 100644 --- a/Home.md +++ b/Home.md @@ -1,9 +1,25 @@ About Vail ========== -Vail is a CW repeater, named after Alfred Vail, who may or may not have invented what's called "Morse code", but clearly had some role in it. Samuel Morse clearly played a critical role in promoting and popularizing it. +Vail is a Continuous Waveform (CW) repeater. You can send a signal on it, and anyone else connected will hear and/or see it. + +It was named after Alfred Vail, who, along with Samuel Morse, created and popularized "Morse Code". + + +How To Get Started +================== + +When you first open Vail, you are using the "straight key". You can press the button labeled "Key" to send a beep, and you will hear a tone. + +When someone sends something back, you will hear a lower tone. + +Shortcuts +---------- + +* On a computer keyboard, you can press the enter key. +* If you have a game controller, you can press A or B. +* If you have a MIDI keyboard, you can play C in any octave. -Just like a radio repeater, anybody can connect and start transmitting stuff, and this will broadcast it to everyone connected. Also like a radio repeater, there is no indication of whether there's anybody else out there listening. Other Stuff Of Interest