Learn Morse Code: It's easy

If you want to learn the Morse code, you only need about an hour and then some practice. We will show you how you can morse yourself in the future.

Learn Morse Code: How Morse Works

For many, the Morse code is a secret language that is not too difficult to learn.

• The Morse code was originally developed for telegraphy. Before telephony existed and where telephones were not yet ready for use, messages with short audio signals were transmitted.
• The transmitted signal is always the same, it only depends on the length. There is a short and a long signal. Different letters are transmitted from the combination of short and long signals. In addition to letters, numbers and special characters can also be transferred.
• For the letter A the code is used short-long. The letter B is composed of long-short-short-short. There is a short pause between each letter. There are also special combinations for the beginning and the end of a message.

Learn Morse Code online: Overview of providers

• You can learn Morse code online on numerous websites. You can find good free offers at dj4uf.de and QSL.net. You can find a very playful approach on the following Google website.
• Tip: Learn to hear first and then to read the Morse code. As a result, you think later in the signals and not with the words "short" and "long". This makes getting started much easier.

One of the best known strings when it comes to Morse code is the SOS emergency call. We will clarify exactly what is behind the three letters in the next practical tip.