−−− ···· ·· −−−
"Ohio" 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. "Ohio" takes 41 units, about 2.5 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Ohio" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: O is −−−, H is ···· and I is ··.
How do you pronounce it?
dah-dah-dah di-di-di-dit di-dit dah-dah-dah
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, O −−− can be read as T and M − −−, which changes the message.
Did you know?
- The first long-distance telegraph message in the United States, sent from Washington to Baltimore on 24 May 1844, read "What hath God wrought".
- 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.
