Telegrams · 22 on file

Words in Morse code

These 22 words and phrases are among the most looked-up in Morse code, from SOS and I LOVE YOU to operator shorthand like CQ and 73. Each page plays the word as audio, breaks it down letter by letter and explains what it means on the air, so you can read it, hear it and send it.

Emergency

The signals Morse is still legally and practically used for.

Telegram1.6s at 20 WPMSOS··· −−− ···
Telegram2.2s at 20 WPMHelp···· · ·−·· ·−−·
Telegram3.9s at 20 WPMMayday−− ·− −·−− −·· ·− −·−−

Greetings

The first things most people want to send.

Telegram2.9s at 20 WPMHello···· · ·−·· ·−·· −−−
Telegram7.1s at 20 WPMGood morning−−· −−− −−− −·· / −− −−− ·−· −· ·· −· −−·

Feelings

The words people tattoo, engrave and gift.

Telegram5.6s at 20 WPMI love you·· / ·−·· −−− ···− · / −·−− −−− ··−
Telegram2.3s at 20 WPMLove·−·· −−− ···− ·
Telegram2.3s at 20 WPMHope···· −−− ·−−· ·

Radio

What operators actually send on the air.

Telegram1.6s at 20 WPMCQ−·−· −−·−
Telegram1.7s at 20 WPM73−−··· ···−−
Telegram2.0s at 20 WPM88−−−·· −−−··
Telegram2.8s at 20 WPMRoger·−· −−− −−· · ·−·
Telegram2.2s at 20 WPMOver−−− ···− · ·−·
Telegram1.7s at 20 WPMQTH−−·− − ····

Everyday

Short, common words that make good practice.

Telegram1.5s at 20 WPMYes−·−− · ···
Telegram1.1s at 20 WPMNo−· −−−
Telegram1.4s at 20 WPMOK−−− −·−
Telegram5.1s at 20 WPMThank you− ···· ·− −· −·− / −·−− −−− ··−
Telegram2.2s at 20 WPMWater·−− ·− − · ·−·

History

Words tied to the story of the code itself.

Telegram2.6s at 20 WPMMorse−− −−− ·−· ··· ·
Telegram4.6s at 20 WPMTelegraph− · ·−·· · −−· ·−· ·− ·−−· ····
Telegram3.1s at 20 WPMTitanic− ·· − ·− −· ·· −·−·