Morse Code, Moris Code and Phonetic Alphabet

Morse code (sometimes misspelled as "Moris Code") is a technique for communicating and transmitting alphabetic and numbeic characters through a series of "dots" and "dashes" or "dits" and "dahs".

The communication usually takes place by means of a tone or light that is turned on and off in a series of these dots and dashes. The dots/dits are short bursts of the signal, whereas the dashes/dahs are longer bursts.

When expressing Morse code in writing, the dot/dits are represented by using the "." character, and the dashes/dahs are represented by use of the "-" character. Dots and dashes ... pretty simple really!!

Here is a table that shows each letter of the English alphabet and number system, along with their corresponding Morse Code (Moris) representations, and their phonetic sounds (which makes it easier to spell things out over the phone/wire, etc..):

Letter	Phonetic	Morse Code	Morse Code Sound
A	Alpha	. -	dit dah
B	Bravo	- . . .	dah dit dit dit
C	Charlie	- . - .	dah dit dah dit
D	Delta	- . .	dah dit dit
E	Echo	.	dit
F	Fox Trot	. . - .	dit dit dah dit
G	Gulf	- - .	dah dah dit
H	Hotel	. . . .	dit dit dit dit
I	India	. .	dit dit
J	Juliet	. - - -	dit dah dah dah
K	Kilo	- . -	dah dit dah
L	Lima	. - . .	dit dah dit dit
M	Mike	- -	dah dah
N	November	- .	dah dit
O	Oscar	- - -	dah dah dah
P	Papa	. - - .	dit dah dah dit
Q	Quebec	- - . -	dah dah dit dah
R	Romeo	. - .	dit dah dit
S	Sierra	. . .	dit dit dit
T	Tango	-	dah
U	Uniform	. . -	dit dit dah
V	Victor	. . . -	dit dit dit dah
W	Whiskey	. - -	dit dah dah
X	x-ray	- . . -	dah dit dit dah
Y	Yankee	- . - -	dah dit dah dah
Z	Zulu	- - . .	dah dah dit dit

1	Wun	. - - - -	dit dah dah dah dah
2	Too	. . - - -	dit dit dah dah dah
3	Thu Ree	. . . - -	dit dit dit dah dah
4	Fo Wer	. . . . -	dit dit dit dit dah
5	Fi Yiv	. . . . .	dit dit dit dit dit
6	Six	- . . . .	dah dit dit dit dit
7	Seven	- - . . .	dah dah dit dit dit
8	Ate	- - - . .	dah dah dah dit dit
9	Ni-yn	- - - - .	dah dah dah dah dit
0	Zero	- - - - -	dah dah dah dah dah

Alternate References:

Moris Code
Moris Codes
Morse Code Alphabet
Alphabet Codes
Moris Code Alphabet

COMMENTS

harisb1 says: (March 11 2008, 3:58am)

I need a circuit to digitalized the Morse signal from the Loudspeaker of the SSB Transceiver. I will detect and make as input of the computer or microcontroller from where we can read the information sent by Morse transmission. I really need help.
Thanks in advance.
Hari S. Basuki

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