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The  Morse  Code

A 'dash'  ( — )
           is equal to three 'dots'  ( • • •  ).
The space between the dots and/or dashes forming
 the same letter, is equal to one dot.
The space between letters in a word is equal to three dots.
The space between words is equal to seven dots.
When reading the Morse Code out loud, get the rhythm
right by saying  'dah'  for a dash and  'di'  for a dot.
If the dot is the last element of a letter,
pronounce it 'dit'. Dahs !!!!

 
Alpha-Numeric
Character
Morse Code
Morse Phonetic
NATO Phonetic
or Comment
A •  — di-dah Alpha
Ä •  —  •  — di-dah-di-dah .
Á •  — —  •  — di-dah-dah-di-dah .
B —  •  •  •  dah-di-di-dit Bravo
C —  •  —  • dah-di-dah-dit Charlie
CH —  —  —  —  dah-dah-dah-dah .
D —  •  •  dah-di-dit Delta
E  •  dit Echo
É •  •  —  •  • di-di-dah-di-dit .
F •  •  —  •  di-di-dah-dit Foxtrot
G —  —  • dah-dah-dit Golf
H •  •  •  • di-di-di-dit Hotel
I •  •  di-dit India
J  •  —   —  — di-dah-dah-dah Juliet
K —  •  — dah-di-dah Kilo
L •  —  •  • di-dah-di-dit Lima
M —  — dah-dah Mike
N —  •  dah-dit November
Ñ —  —  •  —  — dah-dah-di-dah-dah .
O —   —  — dah-dah-dah Oscar
Ö —  —  —  •  dah-dah-dah-dit .
P  •  —  —  •  di-dah-dah-dit Papa
Q —  —  •  — dah-dah-di-dah Quebec
R •  —  • di-dah-dit Romeo
S •  •  •  di-di-dit Sierra
T — dah Tango
U •  •  — di-di-dah Uniform
Ü •  •  —  — di-di-dah-dah .
V •  •  •  — di-di-di-dah Victor
W •  —  — di-dah-dah Whiskey
X —  •  •  — dah-di-di-dah X-Ray
Y —  •   —  — dah-di-dah-dah Yankee
Z —  —  •  •  dah-dah-di-dit Zulu
1 •  —  —  —  —  di-dah-dah-dah-dah Wun  (One)
2 •  •  —  — — di-di-dah-dah-dah Too  (Two)
3 •  •  •  —  — di-di-di-dah-dah Ther ree  (Three)
4 •  •  •  •  — di-di-di-di-dah Fower  (Four)
5 •  •  •  •  •  di-di-di-di-dit Fife  (Five)
6 —  •  •  •  •  dah-di-di-di-dit Six  (Six)
7 —  —  •  •  • dah-dah-di-di-dit Se   ven  (Seven)
8 —  —  —  •  •  dah-dah-dah-di-dit Ait  (Eight)
9 —  —  —  —  • dah-dah-dah-dah-dit Niner  (Nine)
0 —  —  —  —  — dah-dah-dah-dah-dah Zero  (or Nought)
Full Stop . •  —  •  —  •  — di-dah-di-dah-di-dah .
Comma , —  —  •  •  —  — dah-dah-di-di-dah-dah .
Error •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • di-di-di-di-di-di-di-dit Erase
preceding character
Query ? •  •  —  —  •  • di-di-dah-dah-di-dit .
Understood •  •  •  —  • di-di-di-dah-dit See note 1
Invitation to transmit —  •  — dah-di-dah Think :
Please  reply
Starting a message —  •  —  •  — dah-di-dah-di-dah Think : 
I am going to start
Left         
Bracket  (		 —  •  —  —  • dah-di-dah-dah-dit .
Right       
Bracket  )		 —  •  —  —  •  — dah-di-dah-dah-di-dah .
Colon or   :
division sign     		 —  —  —  •  •  • dah-dah-dah-di-di-dit See note 2
Oblique Stroke   /
or division sign      		—  •  •  —  •  dah-di-di-dah-dit See note 2
Apostrophe  ' •  —  —  —  —  • di-dah-dah-dah-dah-dit .
Quotation
Marks  "		 •  —  •  •  —  • di-dah-di-di-dah-dit Use before and  
after the words
Hyphen  -
or minus sign		 —  •  •  •  •  — dah-di-di-di-di-dah .
Cross  +
or addition sign		 •  —  •  —  • di-dah-di-dah-dit End of a message
Multiplication
sign  X		 —  •  •  — dah-di-di-dah the letter X
Double     
Hyphen  =		 —  •  •  •  — dah-di-di-di-dah See note 3
Wait •  —  •  •  • di-dah-di-di-dit See note 4
End of Work
for an indefinite
period of time		 •  •  •  —  •  — di-di-di-dah-di-dah See note 5


Notes
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1.  Understood  - this character is also used to indicate the beginning of work - for example, from a land based radio station at the start of a series of transmissions to ships. A more commonly used character for 'message received and understood' is the letter 'R'.
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2.   Division Sign - no, I don't know why there are two ways of sending a division sign !  I use the ' / ' .
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3.   Equals Sign or double-hyphen - this character (=) is also used to indicate a short break between transmissions. It's a sort of 'hang on a second, I'll be back', or, the next section of the message follows.
If you're in need of a short break, try saying 'dah-di-di-di-dah' and feel the benefit !
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4.   Wait - this character is used to indicate an indeterminate but short break between transmissions. It's a sort of 'hang on a minute, I'll be back when I've sorted this out'. You might use it if you broke your pencil, or the boss came in to tell you the message had been changed.
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5.   End of Work - this character is sent to indicate the end of transmissions for an indefinite period of time.
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