draft-howe-vcon-morse-code-extension

vCon Extension for Morse Code Dialog Encoding

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This document defines a vCon extension for representing Morse code conversations within the Virtualized Conversation (vCon) container format. Morse code remains an actively used communication medium among amateur radio operators, in historical preservation contexts, and in cultural works. The extension provides standardized encoding for Morse code dialog, including keying timing data, prosign representation, and the Farnsworth timing method. This document also addresses information-theoretic considerations of Morse code's variable-length encoding, its relationship to modern source coding theory, and the privacy implications of preserving historically significant Morse code conversations whose data subjects may be deceased.