Synoptic code#
Challenge description
This is a morse code transmission received on the 13th October 2024. The
sender is thought to be the Yelnya, a Russian ship operating on the
Black Sea..-.
-.-. ...- / -.. . / ..- -.-. - .- ..... / .---- ...-- .---- ---.. .----
/ ----. ----. ...-- ....- ..... / .---- ----- ...-- ....- -.... / ....-
.---- -.... ----. ---.. / ...-- ..--- ....- ----- ..... / .---- -----
..--- ---.. ----- / ....- ----- .---- ..--- ----- / ..... ....- -----
----- ----- / --... ----- ..--- ----- ----- / ---.. ...-- ..... -----
----- / ..--- ..--- ..--- ..... ..--- / ----- ----- ..--- ---.. ----- /
.---- ...-- ----- .---- ..--- / -... - / .- .-. / ..- -.-. - .- ..... /
-.Can you decode the message?
What was the reported air temperature in degrees Celsius? (give your answer to one decimal place i.e. "12.3")
The image for the challenge can be accessed form this link.
We can use morse code translator tool to get the message first in order to get the reported air temperature in degrees.
Below is the translation of the message.
RCV DE UCTA5 13181 99345 10346 41698 32405 10280 40120 54000
70200 83500 22252 00280 13012 BT AR UCTA5 T
This message seems a bit weird, we can use chatgpt to get the temperature as shown below.
Answer: 28.0
