How long does it take to send Roger in Morse code?

At 20 words per minute, Roger takes about 2.8 seconds to send. That counts its 6 dots and 7 dashes plus the silences between them, timed by the PARIS standard, in which one unit, the length of a dot, is 60 milliseconds at that speed.

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Roger in Morse code

Roger in Morse code is ·−· −−− −−· · ·−·. It is 5 characters made of 6 dots and 7 dashes, and takes about 2.8 seconds to send at 20 words per minute.

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Message: ROGER
In Morse code: .-. --- --. . .-.
Characters: 5
Dots: 6
Dashes: 7
At 20 WPM: 2.8s

Roger · Radio

dot dash dot break dash dash dash break dash dash dot break dot break dot dash dot

~2.8s

Speed20 WPM

Why Roger is worth knowing

ROGER means "received" and comes from R, the Morse abbreviation for "received", read out in the pre-NATO phonetic alphabet where R was Roger. In Morse itself operators just send R — a single dot-dash-dot.

Roger letter by letter

Each key is one character, sent with a short silence between them. Open any key to hear it on its own.

You can send Roger yourself by day 4 of the seven-day plan: that is when the last of its letters is taught.

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Common questions

What is Roger in Morse code?: Roger in Morse code is ".-. --- --. . .-.". ROGER means "received" and comes from R, the Morse abbreviation for "received", read out in the pre-NATO phonetic alphabet where R was Roger. In Morse itself operators just send R — a single dot-dash-dot.
How long does it take to send Roger in Morse code?: At 20 words per minute, Roger takes about 2.8 seconds to send. That counts its 6 dots and 7 dashes plus the silences between them, timed by the PARIS standard, in which one unit, the length of a dot, is 60 milliseconds at that speed.