−−· −−− −−− −·· −··· −·−− ·
"Goodbye" 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. "Goodbye" takes 79 units, about 4.7 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Goodbye" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: G is −−·, O is −−−, D is −··, B is −···, Y is −·−− and E is ·.
How do you pronounce it?
dah-dah-dit dah-dah-dah dah-dah-dah dah-di-dit dah-di-di-dit dah-di-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?
Operators often end a contact with 73, shorthand for "best regards", followed by the prosign SK, which marks the end of the conversation.
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.
