Morse communication sends characters less than:

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Morse communication sends characters less than:

Morse code transmits information with a sequence of short and long signals (dots and dashes) whose timing must be interpreted to distinguish symbols, letters, and words. Because humans (or simple receivers) have to perceive those timings, the speed is inherently limited. Even at a brisk, workable pace—about twenty words per minute—the amount of information conveyed per second is only on the order of tens of bits, roughly around twenty bits per second. That makes Morse a very low-rate channel compared with modern digital speeds. Speeds like 100 bits per second or higher would require much finer timing resolution and faster decoding than Morse can reliably provide, which is why the correct answer is around twenty bits per second.

Morse code transmits information with a sequence of short and long signals (dots and dashes) whose timing must be interpreted to distinguish symbols, letters, and words. Because humans (or simple receivers) have to perceive those timings, the speed is inherently limited. Even at a brisk, workable pace—about twenty words per minute—the amount of information conveyed per second is only on the order of tens of bits, roughly around twenty bits per second. That makes Morse a very low-rate channel compared with modern digital speeds. Speeds like 100 bits per second or higher would require much finer timing resolution and faster decoding than Morse can reliably provide, which is why the correct answer is around twenty bits per second.

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