−−· −−− −−− −·· / −− −−− ·−· −· ·· −· −−·
"Good Morning" 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. "Good Morning" takes 119 units, about 7.1 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Good Morning" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: G is −−·, O is −−−, D is −··, M is −−, R is ·−·, N is −· and I is ··.
How do you pronounce it?
dah-dah-dit dah-dah-dah dah-dah-dah dah-di-dit / dah-dah dah-dah-dah di-dah-dit dah-dit di-dit dah-dit dah-dah-dit
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, G −−· can be read as T and N − −·, which changes the message.
When do people say it?
On the radio, operators call for anyone to answer with CQ, sent as −·−· −−·−, before the first hello.
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.
