Morse Code


Reasons to learn Morse Code:
  1. If you can modulate/control a form of energy, you can communicate via Morse Code.


  2. Morse Code does not require hi-tech equipment. PSK31 and SSTV are fine digital modes; however; they are useless if the computer crashes.


  3. Morse Code does not suffer from language barriers. Witness the use of the "Q" codes during normal phone operations. When "QTH" is tapped out or vocalized, the receiving Ham understands you. Try "Aqui (Spanish), or Hier (German), or Here (English)" verses "QTH".


Letters - a dit is a very short sound, a dah is a longer sound

 dit-dah   dah-dit-dit-dit   dah-dit-dah-dit   dah-dit-dit   dit   dit-dit-dah-dit   dah-dah-dit   dit-dit-dit-dit   dit-dit   dit-dah-dah-dah   dah-dit-dah   dit-dah-dit-dit   dah-dah 
 A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M
 dah-dit   dah-dah-dah   dit-dah-dah-dit   dah-dah-dit-dah   dit-dah-dit   dit-dit-dit   dah   dit-dit-dah   dit-dit-dit-dah   dit-dah-dah   dah-dit-dit-dah   dah-dit-dah-dah   dah-dah-dit-dit 
 N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

Numbers

 dit-dah-dah-dah-dah   dit-dit-dah-dah-dah   dit-dit-dit-dah-dah   dit-dit-dit-dit-dah   dit-dit-dit-dit-dit   dah-dit-dit-dit-dit   dah-dah-dit-dit-dit   dah-dah-dah-dit-dit   dah-dah-dah-dah-dit   dah-dah-dah-dah-dah 
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  0

Common Punctuation

 dah-dah-dit-dit-dah-dah   dit-dah-dit-dah-dit-dah   dit-dit-dah-dah-dit-dit   dah-dit-dit-dah-dit 
 a comma  a period/dot  a question mark  a slash

Three commonly used Prosigns

 dah-dit-dit-dit-dah   dit-dah-dit-dah-dit   dit-dit-dit-dah-dit-dah 
 BT or pause  AR or end of message  SK or end of contact

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