·− ·−−· ·−−· ·−·· ·
"Apple" in Morse code is ·− ·−−· ·−−· ·−·· ·.
Leave a short gap between letters. In writing, the letters are separated by a space. At standard timing a dot lasts one unit, a dash three units, the gap inside a letter one unit, the gap between letters three units and the gap between words seven. "Apple" takes 49 units, about 2.9 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Apple" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: A is ·−, P is ·−−·, L is ·−·· and E is ·.
How do you pronounce it?
di-dah di-dah-dah-dit di-dah-dah-dit di-dah-di-dit dit
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, A ·− can be read as E and T · −, which changes the message.
Did you know?
- Morse code can be sent with anything that turns on and off: a flashlight, a ship's signal lamp, a tapping finger or a blinking eye.
- Experienced operators hear whole words as rhythms instead of counting dots and dashes, the way a reader sees words instead of letters.
