Hello in Morse code

Letter by letter

Read aloud: dot dot dot dot, dot, dot dash dot dot, dot dash dot dot, dash dash dash.

On the radio, operators rarely spell out hello. They open with CQ to call anyone listening, or with the other station's call sign.

Tap it back

A short tap is a dot, a longer hold is a dash. Pause between letters.

How to send it

• By sound. A short beep for a dot, a beep three times as long for a dash.
• With a flashlight. Short flash, long flash. Keep the light off for the length of three dots between letters.
• By tapping. Taps cannot be long or short, so leave a short pause after a dot and a longer one after a dash, or tap once for a dot and twice quickly for a dash.
• On a bracelet. A round bead for each dot, a long bead for each dash, and a spacer between letters. Hello needs 11 round and 5 long beads.

How long it takes

Hello is 49 timing units long. That is about 11.8 seconds at 5 words per minute, a beginner's pace, and 3.9 seconds at 15.

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