Morse Code:
The letters of the alphabet in
Morse code are represented by dots and dashes in the chart below. Radio
operators usually substitute the expressions "dits" and
"dahs" for the dots and dashes which resemble the tones of the
telegraphic hand key when "speaking" the code. The groups of dits and
dahs representing each letter must be made as one unit, with a clear break
between each dit and each dah, and a much more distinct break between the
letters. A dit is one-third the length of a dah.
Morse
Code Alphabet
The International Morse code
characters are:
|
A .-
B -...
C -.-.
D -..
E .
F ..-.
G --.
H ....
I ..
J .---
K
-.-
L .-..
M --
|
N -.
O ---
P .--.
Q --.-
R .-.
S ...
T -
U ..-
V ...-
W .--
X -..-
Y -.--
Z --..
|
0 -----
1 .----
2 ..---
3 ...--
4 ....-
5 .....
6 -....
7 --...
8 ---..
9 ----.
Fullstop
.-.-.-
Comma
--..--
|
Vibroplex
semiautomatic key (also called a "bug"). The paddle, when pressed to
the right by the thumb, generates a series of dits, the length and timing of which are controlled by a sliding
weight toward the rear of the unit. When pressed to the left by the knuckle of
the index finger, the paddle generates a dah,
the length of which is controlled by the operator. Multiple dahs require multiple presses.
Left-handed operators use a key built as a mirror image of this one.
|
Letter
|
Phonetic
Alphabet |
Morse
Code
|
|
A
|
Alfa
|
•
—
Di dah |
|
B
|
Bravo
|
—
• • •
Dah di di dit |
|
C
|
Charlie
|
—
• — •
Dah di dah dit |
|
D
|
Delta
|
—
• •
Dah di dit |
|
E
|
Echo
|
•
dit |
|
F
|
Foxtrot
|
•
• — •
Di di dah dit |
|
G
|
Golf
|
—
— •
Dah dah dit |
|
H
|
Hotel
|
•
• • •
Di di di dit |
|
I
|
India
|
•
•
Di dit |
|
J
|
Juliett
|
•
— — —
Di dah dah dah |
|
K
|
Kilo
|
—
• —
Dah di dah |
|
L
|
Lima
|
•
— • •
Di dah di dit |
|
M
|
Mike
|
—
—
Dah dah |
|
N
|
November
|
—
•
Dah dit |
|
O
|
Oscar
|
—
— —
Dah dah dah |
|
P
|
Papa
|
•
— — •
Di dah dah dit |
|
Q
|
Quebec
|
—
— • —
Dah dah di dah |
|
R
|
Romeo
|
•
— •
Di dah dit |
|
S
|
Sierra
|
•
• •
Di di dit |
|
T
|
Tango
|
—
Dah |
|
U
|
Uniform
|
•
• —
Di di dah |
|
V
|
Victor
|
•
• • —
di di di dah |
|
W
|
Whiskey
|
•
— —
Di dah dah |
|
X
|
X-ray
|
—
• • —
Dah di di dah |
|
Y
|
Yankee
|
—
• — —
Dah di dah dah |
|
Z
|
Zulu
|
—
— • •
Dah dah di dit |
History:
| Alfred Lewis Vail |
 | ||||
| Samuel Finley Breese Morse |
p/s: Kod
Morse adalah sistem huruf perwakilan, angka, dan tanda
baca dengan menggunakan simbol kod. Kod Morse diciptakan oleh Samuel
F.B. Morse dan Alfred Vail pada tahun 1835.
Kod Morse juga digunakan dan dipelajari di dunia perkapalan
atau pepanduan. Dalam penggunaan Kod Morse disampaikan menggunakan senter atau peluit pramuka. Kod Morse
disampaikan dengan cara menaip peluit dengan cepat untuk mewakili titik dan
menaip peluit dengan sebaliknya untuk
mewakili garis.
Honor and Award:
 | ||
| Statue of Samuel F. B. Morse by Byron M. Picket, New York's Central Park, dedicated 1871 |
