−··· · / −−·− ··− ·· · −
"Be Quiet" in Morse code is −··· · / −−·− ··− ·· · −.
Leave a short gap between letters and a longer gap between words. In writing, letters are separated by a space and words by a slash. 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. "Be Quiet" takes 59 units, about 3.5 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Be Quiet" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: B is −···, E is ·, Q is −−·−, U is ··−, I is ·· and T is −.
How do you pronounce it?
dah-di-di-dit dit / dah-dah-di-dah di-di-dah di-dit dit dah
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, B −··· can be read as T and S − ···, which changes the message.
Did you know?
- In the United States, amateur radio licences stopped requiring a Morse code test in 2007, yet many operators still use it on the air.
- The @ sign was the first character added to International Morse Code in decades. It became official in 2004 as ·−−·−·, the letters A and C run together.
