−−· −−− / ·− ·−− ·− −·−−
"Go Away" 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. "Go Away" takes 71 units, about 4.3 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Go Away" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: G is −−·, O is −−−, A is ·−, W is ·−− and Y is −·−−.
How do you pronounce it?
dah-dah-dit dah-dah-dah / di-dah di-dah-dah di-dah dah-di-dah-dah
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, G −−· can be read as T and N − −·, 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.
