Episode 4
Beep your name in Morse code!
What we learned
Static can swallow words, but a beep is easier to hear through the noise.
In Morse code, every letter is a pattern of short and long beeps: dit and dah.
You can send it with a beep, a tap or a flashlight. To send it on the radio, you need a license, or a licensed grown-up right beside you.
Try this with a grown-up
Tap your name
You need
- A grown-up or a friend
- A table to tap on
- A flashlight, if you like
What to do
- Tap your name on the Morse key below. The chart shows each letter’s dits and dahs.
- Now tap it on a table: a quick tap for a dit, a longer press for a dah. Can your friend guess the letters?
- Try a friend’s name, or flash a short word with a flashlight, like Theo did.
Try:
Your letters show up here.
Short press for a dit, long press for a dah. Pause between letters. On a computer, click the key, then hold the space bar.
Show the Morse chart
Tap a letter to hear it.
Letters
Numbers
dit (short) dah (long, three dits)