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The letter R in Morse code is ·−·.
Send the signals of a letter close together, then pause before the next letter. A dot lasts one unit of time and a dash three, so R takes 7 units to send.
Meaning: Morse code for the letter R (letter)
How do you pronounce it?
di-dah-dit
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not mix up R ·−· with K −·−. They are mirror images, with the dots and dashes swapped.
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.
