Morse   Code






                                                 A - di-dah                                N - dah-dit
                                                 B - dah-di-di-dit                       O - dah-dah-dah
                                                 C - dah-di-dah-dit                    P - di-dah-dah-dit
                                                 D - dah-di-dit                           Q - dah-dah-di-dah
                                                 E - dit                                       R - di-dah-dit
                                                 F - di-di-dah-dit                        S - di-di-dit
                                                 G - dah-dah-dit                         T - dah
                                                 H - di-di-di-dit                          U - di-di-dah
                                                 I - di-dit                                    V - di-di-di-dah
                                                 J - di-dah-dah-dah                    W - di-dah-dah
                                                 K - dah-di-dah                          X - dah-di-di-dah
                                                 L - di-dah-di-dit                        Y - dah-di-dah-dah
                                                 M - dah-dah                              Z - dah-dah-di-dit
 

                                                1 - di-dah-dah-dah-dah             6 - dah-di-di-di-dit
                                                2 - di-di-dah-dah-dah                7 - dah-dah-di-di-dit
                                                3 - di-di-di-dah-dah                   8 - dah-dah-dah-di-dit
                                                4 - di-di-di-di-dah                      9 - dah-dah-dah-dah-dit
                                                5 - di-di-di-di-dit                        0 - dah-dah-dah-dah-dah
 




                                                              Error - di-di-di-di-di-di-di-dit
                                                              Wait  - di-dah-di-di-dit  (AS)
                                                              End of Message - di-dah-di-dah-dit  (AR)
                                                              End of Transmission - di-di-di-dah-di-dah  (SK)
                                                              Invitation to transmit - dah-di-dah  (K)
                                                              Period - di-dah-di-dah-di-dah
                                                              Comma -  dah-dah-di-di-dah-dah
                                                              Question Mark - di-di-dah-dah-di-dit
                                                              Fraction Bar  - dah-di-di-dah-dit
                                                              Break - dah di-di-di-dah-di-dah  (BK)
                                                              Double Dash - dah-di-di-di-dah

                                         QRM - Is my transmission being interfered with by man made noise?

                                         QRN - Are you troubled with Atmospheric noise?

                                         QRP - Shall I decrease power?

                                         QRS - Shall I send slower?

                                         QRT - Shall I stop sending?

                                         QRZ - Who is calling me?

                                         QSB - Are my signals fading?

                                         QSL - Can you acknowledge receipt?

                                         QSY - Shall I change frequency?

                                         QTH - What is your location?
 
 

                                                            QSO  - Contact by radio
                                                            CQ   - Calling any Station
                                                            DE   - This is
                                                            K    - Invitation to transmit, go ahead
                                                            TNX  - Thanks
                                                            OM   - Ol'man
                                                            FER  - For
                                                            UR   - Your
                                                            RST  - Readability,Strength and Tone
                                                            RPT  - Repeat
                                                            HR   - Here
                                                            HW   - How
                                                            CPI  - Copy
                                                            AR   - End of message
                                                            U    - You
                                                            FB   - Fine business
                                                            N    - Nine (9)
                                                            QTH  - Location
                                                            WX   - Weather
                                                            ES   - And
                                                            CLDY - Cloudy
                                                            RIG  - Radio
                                                            TRANS- Transmitter
                                                            XMTR - Transmitter
                                                            RCVR - Receiver
                                                            ANT  - Antenna
                                                            ABT  - About
                                                            BN   - Been
                                                            HI   - Laugh
                                                            CUL  - See You Later
                                                            GN   - Good night
                                                            GD   - Good Day
                                                            NITE - Night
                                                            SK   - End of my Transmissions I am done go ahead
                                                            LOG  - Log book
                                                            73   - Best regards
                                                            88   - Love and Kisses
                                                            WRK  - Work
            Typical  QSO

          Station Calling:    CQ CQ CQ  DE WA6OTP WA6OTP  K
          (Now listen)        If no one is heard, repeat

          Answering Station:  WA6OTP  DE KB7XYZ  K

          Station Calling:        KB7XYZ DE WA6OTP -- TNX FER CALL --
                                         UR RST IS 599 RPT 5NN --
                                         NAME HR IS JIM JIM --
                                         QTH IS GRANTS PASS, OR --
                                         SO HW CPI? --
                                         AR KB7XYZ DE WA6OTP K

          Answering Station:  WA6OTP DE KB7XYZ --
                                        OK JIM I CPI U FB --
                                        UR RST IS 599 5NN --
                                        NAME HERE IS STEVE, STEVE --
                                        QTH IS ENTERPRISE, OR --
                                        WX HR IS COOL ES CLDY --
                                        MY RIG IS HOME BREW TRANS WITH COLLINS RCVR --
                                        ANT IS DIPOLE UP 45FT. --
                                        SO JIM HW? --
                                        AR WA6OTP DE KB7XYZ K

          Calling Station:    KB7XYZ DE WA6OTP --
                                    OK STEVE FB I CPI ALL, UR RIG IS DOING  GUD JOB HR --
                                    WX IS ABT THE SAME --
                                    I AM 58 YRS OLD ES HV BN A HAM FOR MANY  YRS NOW --
                                    I AM GLAD I TOOK THE TIME TO DO IT. ITS GREAT. --
                                    I AM RETIRED --
                                    STEVE IT WAS NICE TO MEET U, I MUST GET TO BED,
                                                       I NEED MY BEAUTY SLEEP HI --
                                   CUL 73 GN AR --
                                   KB7XYZ DE WA6OTP SK

          Answering Station:  WA6OTP DE KB7XYZ --
                                         OK JIM I WONT KEEP U UP --
                                         IT WAS NICE TO MEET U ES I WILL LOOK FER DN THE LOG --
                                         73 ES GN --
                                         AR WA6OTP DE KB7XYZ SK
 

          RST  SYSTEM

          Readability
               1 - Unreadable
               2 - Barely readable, occasional words distinguishable
               3 - Readable with considerable difficulty
               4 - Readable with practically no difficulty
               5 - Perfectly readable

          Signal Strength
               1 - Faint signals, barely perceptible
               2 - Very weak signals
               3 - Weak signals
               4 - Fair signals
               5 - Fairly good signals
               6 - Good signals
               7 - Moderately strong signals
               8 - Strong signals
               9 - Extremely strong signals

          Tone
               1 - Sixty cycle a.c. or less, very rough and broad
               2 - Very rough
               3 - Rough not filtered
               4 - Rough note some filtering
               5 - Filtered but strongly rippled
               6 - Filtered tone but
               7 - Near pure tone, trace of ripple
               8 - Near perfect tone, slight trace of ripple
               9 - Perfect tone