Morse Numbers and Punctuation
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Morse Numbers and Punctuation
The beacon’s payload is restricted to letters and digits (see Config Payload Format), but the receiving side of the world uses the full table. This page covers the characters that appear around the beacon’s traffic.
Numbers
| 0 ----- | 1 .---- | 2 ..--- | 3 …— | 4 …- | | 5 … | 6 -… | 7 —… | 8 ---.. | 9 ----. |
Numbers appear in the payload as coordinates, and they are the reason the receiving side needs the digit table solid: 45.8325 is a long string of them.
Punctuation (the useful set)
| Character | Code |
|---|---|
| Period (.) | .-.-.- |
| Comma (,) | —..— |
| Slash (/) | -..-. |
| Question (?) | ..—.. |
| Space | Between words: 7 units |
The slash is the prosign the beacon uses in SOS DE-style messages when a separator is needed (see Config Payload Format).
Prosigns
| Prosign | Code | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| DE | -.. . | “from” (identity separator) |
| SOS | … --- … | Distress |
| AR | .-.-. | End of message |
| BT | -…- | Break |
The frequency
Coordinates and identity dominate the payload, so the receiver’s drill is: digits first, then the callsign letters, then the DE separator. Morse Keying Practice has the training path.
Related pages
- Morse Letter Table for the letters
- Morse Abbreviations and Prosigns for the full set
- Morse Timing Reference for the gaps