Q&A for How to Learn Morse Code

You can do this by turning the flashlight on and off quickly for dots and longer for dashes. Between letters, wait 3 dot- lengths of time, and between words wait 3 dash- lengths of time.

Morse code or CW (continuous wave) is extremely helpful, especially in times of disaster. CW is up to 100 times more efficient than voice transmissions, meaning this communication mode goes more distance on less power. It is also easier to identify during times of atmospheric interference, when other communications modes might be useless.

Morse code is still used in most military and special forces.

If you go to settings, you can change your password to letters instead of the four numbers. Then you put dashes and dots, or dahs and dits to spell something out.

Listening and practice. The space between letters is 3 dots long, the space between words is 3 dahs long (or 9 dits). It doesn't take long to pick it up.

You have to keep practicing, and try to memorize a few of the commonly used letters. It will help a lot for helping you crack Morse code quickly and easily.

No. Morse code is a universal language.

Samuel Morse invented his code over 25 years after the Revolutionary War. So no, they did not use this particular form of code.

The importance is basically that we can actually understand the communication (as in, dit means a dot, dah means a dash).

Usually, you learn the characters fast, so you essentially recognize the "sound" of the character, and don't think in terms of dots and dashes. Start with a large gap between the characters, and gradually shorten it. This is known as the Farnsworth method. Thinking of dots and dashes tends to force you into creating a lookup table in your head, which adds complexity, and slows you down.

One dash or dah is a T, two dash or dahs is a M, three dashes or dahs is a O.

Samuel, Joseph Henry and Alfred Vail created Morse code to quickly send messages over long distances before the invention of the telephone.

When sending Morse Code messages with a mirror, the mirror is used to reflect a separate light source (such as the sun, a flashlight or a fire) in corresponding coded patterns that can be easily spotted. A quick burst of light, for instance, serves as a dit, while a sustained glare represents a dah.

It's kind of like memorizing the alphabet, so it would take a few months.

Years ago when Morse Code was required for an amateur radio license, 20 WPM was the minimum speed for the extra class license, so 23 WPM is about average.

It depends on how good your memory is because you have to memorize the letter patterns. If you tend to remember things easily, it won't be too hard for you.

Quick taps (like a mouse click) represent a dot, whereas longer taps (such as a click-and-hold) will represent a dash. Pause for spaces between words.

O is --- but T T T is - / - / - because using one O means 3 dashes and each T has 1 dash. A / means a space in Morse code, so O is --- and T T T is - / - / -

You can find a method that works well with your learning style, and practice that in order to learn morse code. This will vary from person to person, as everyone learns in different ways.

No, but learning to recognize them all is more useful. Start with the easiest and most common ones, such as "E" and "T."

Train signals are not exactly Morse code, they have their own meanings.

Audio code is slightly more understandable because of two different tones use (dit/dah). Visually, if reading from a paper, it can be easy -- but reading from a flashing light is difficult without writing.

The prosign AS, di dah di di dit, is used as a wait signal. The other operator responds with an R, di dah dit, indicating that they are standing by.

You can really use any language that uses the Latin alphabet, the only problem would be accent marks on letters, which I'm not sure would be possible, but otherwise it should work.

Morse-It and Dah Dit are both helpful for learning and studying Morse code.

You can signal with different hands. You can also signal with two items that are visible.this is something I’m working on but tap with one item a lot to signal that that sound is a dot.

You may not get in trouble, but is not a good idea as it can interfere with actual emergencies. That said, there are many ham operators with many different channels.

No.

Knock for dits, and slide your hand across the surface to make continuous noise for dahs.

The numbers 0 to 9 have their own unique Morse code symbols. To represent a number larger than that in Morse code, simply string together a series of those symbols. For example, Morse code for 92 is the code for 9 followed by the code for 2. If you want to learn more about Morse code, visit "morsecode-translator.com".