·−− · ·−·· −·−· −−− −− ·
"Welcome" 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. "Welcome" takes 67 units, about 4.0 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Welcome" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: W is ·−−, E is ·, L is ·−··, C is −·−·, O is −−− and M is −−.
How do you pronounce it?
di-dah-dah dit di-dah-di-dit dah-di-dah-dit dah-dah-dah dah-dah dit
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, W ·−− can be read as E and M · −−, 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?
- Experienced operators hear whole words as rhythms instead of counting dots and dashes, the way a reader sees words instead of letters.
- Ships stopped relying on Morse code for distress calls in 1999, when the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System took over.
