Happy New Year!
The “tactile communication by vibration Morse code,” which I have been working on since the fall of 2022, has now reached its fourth year.
In the first and second years, I simply found it interesting, and spent my days repeatedly experimenting with circuits built on universal boards. While making them, I learned about the world of “deaf-blindness,” which I had never been involved in before, and with the thought that “Maybe what I am doing now can also be useful for communication for deaf-blind people,” I timidly knocked on the door of a deaf-blind organization and had them listen to me, and I gradually deepened my understanding of deaf-blind people from books and online information.
Last year, I learned KiCAD, ordered printed circuit boards, and mass-produced adapters, although they were handmade, to distribute to those who were interested. I also became a supporting member of the National Association of the Deaf-Blind, gave a demonstration at the association, and was allowed to exhibit at the national conference in the fall. For the exhibition I made and prepared a lot of handmade materials about Morse telegraph for the deafblind, but the conference was canceled due to a typhoon. Instead, at the Ham Fair I went around to various booths demonstrating the adapter , and thanks to this I was able to meet several amateur radio operators who support this initiative.
This year, in cooperation with them, I would like to introduce the “unique features” of Morse telegraphy directly to deaf-blind people, and also to the amateur radio community with the help of the media. Perhaps this is a “self-discovery” to confirm what the Morse telegraphy, which I have enjoyed since my childhood without really knowing why, really meant to me.
Thank you for your continued support this year.
JK1FNN／Hitch