Comms and Radios
A Morse Primer
Numbers in Morse code are always 5 characters long.
Numbers 1 to 5 start with dit(s).
numbers 6 to 0 start with dah(s).
a dit is a short tap of the key (a period, so to speak)
a dah is 3 times longer than a dit (a dash, so to speak).
the numbers are:
1 - dit-dah-dah-dah-dah (. _ _ _ _)
2 - dit-dit-dah-dah-dah (. . _ _ _)
3 - dit-dit-dit-dah-dah (. . . _ _)
4 - dit-dit-dit-dit-dah (. . . . _)
5 - dit-dit-dit-dit-dit (. . . . .)
6 - dah-dit-dit-dit-dit (_ . . . .)
7 - dah-dah-dit-dit-dit (_ _ . . .)
8 - dah-dah-dah-dit-dit (_ _ _ . .)
9 - dah-dah-dah-dah-dit (_ _ _ _ .)
0 - dah-dah-dah-dah-dah (_ _ _ _ _)
Do you see the pattern? You should have no problem sending and receiving numbers now.
There are some other sequences that are easy to remember and 3 letters that everyone can learn.
The first ones are all the dit letters (E,I,S,H, and you already know 5).
E - dit
I - dit-dit
S - dit-dit-dit
H - dit-dit-dit-dit
(similar to the numbers without the dah(s))
The dahs are also easy (T,M,O,Ch, and you already know zero)
T - dah
M - dah-dah
O - dah-dah-dah
Ch - dah-dah-dah-dah (as in church)
Everyone is familiar with the TA-DAH after a circus routine, and since the letter A makes the AH sound at times it is:
A - dit-dah
Q stands for queen so it has the sound of "here comes the bride"
Q - dah-dah-dit-dah
V is the roman numeral for 5 and can be compared to Beethoven's Fifth
V - dit-dit-dit-dah
We can send "phone code' by using only numbers like you would press on a phone keypad to send texts (old cell phones, not new). A "2" pressed 1 time is an A, two times is a B, etc.
To send an A, send Morse 2, 1 (dit-dit-dah-dah-dah dit-dah-dah-dah-dah). to make it even shorter, just send the dits for numbers 1 to 5 and the dahs for numbers 6 to 0. It would then be dit-dit dit (or the equivalent of an I, E).
As for protocol in Morse, there is a 3 'dit' space between morse characters (between the 2 and 1 or the I and E) and a 7 dit space between words.
You now know 21 of the 37 Morse letters and numbers. How's that for starters? You can also send messages with only 10 of them. You will, however, need to remember your call sign (5 or 6 letters/numbers).
Use "just learn Morse Code" (at JustLearnMorseCode) to learn more and to practice.
Also, a Pixie with a 9 volt battery and enough wire for an antenna fits in an Altoids tin. The Pixie board (purchased) is two inches square.
Numbers in Morse code are always 5 characters long.
Numbers 1 to 5 start with dit(s).
numbers 6 to 0 start with dah(s).
a dit is a short tap of the key (a period, so to speak)
a dah is 3 times longer than a dit (a dash, so to speak).
the numbers are:
1 - dit-dah-dah-dah-dah (. _ _ _ _)
2 - dit-dit-dah-dah-dah (. . _ _ _)
3 - dit-dit-dit-dah-dah (. . . _ _)
4 - dit-dit-dit-dit-dah (. . . . _)
5 - dit-dit-dit-dit-dit (. . . . .)
6 - dah-dit-dit-dit-dit (_ . . . .)
7 - dah-dah-dit-dit-dit (_ _ . . .)
8 - dah-dah-dah-dit-dit (_ _ _ . .)
9 - dah-dah-dah-dah-dit (_ _ _ _ .)
0 - dah-dah-dah-dah-dah (_ _ _ _ _)
Do you see the pattern? You should have no problem sending and receiving numbers now.
There are some other sequences that are easy to remember and 3 letters that everyone can learn.
The first ones are all the dit letters (E,I,S,H, and you already know 5).
E - dit
I - dit-dit
S - dit-dit-dit
H - dit-dit-dit-dit
(similar to the numbers without the dah(s))
The dahs are also easy (T,M,O,Ch, and you already know zero)
T - dah
M - dah-dah
O - dah-dah-dah
Ch - dah-dah-dah-dah (as in church)
Everyone is familiar with the TA-DAH after a circus routine, and since the letter A makes the AH sound at times it is:
A - dit-dah
Q stands for queen so it has the sound of "here comes the bride"
Q - dah-dah-dit-dah
V is the roman numeral for 5 and can be compared to Beethoven's Fifth
V - dit-dit-dit-dah
We can send "phone code' by using only numbers like you would press on a phone keypad to send texts (old cell phones, not new). A "2" pressed 1 time is an A, two times is a B, etc.
To send an A, send Morse 2, 1 (dit-dit-dah-dah-dah dit-dah-dah-dah-dah). to make it even shorter, just send the dits for numbers 1 to 5 and the dahs for numbers 6 to 0. It would then be dit-dit dit (or the equivalent of an I, E).
As for protocol in Morse, there is a 3 'dit' space between morse characters (between the 2 and 1 or the I and E) and a 7 dit space between words.
You now know 21 of the 37 Morse letters and numbers. How's that for starters? You can also send messages with only 10 of them. You will, however, need to remember your call sign (5 or 6 letters/numbers).
Use "just learn Morse Code" (at JustLearnMorseCode) to learn more and to practice.
Also, a Pixie with a 9 volt battery and enough wire for an antenna fits in an Altoids tin. The Pixie board (purchased) is two inches square.