First Four Signals
A tiny Morse cheat sheet for the first lesson. Learn these as sounds first: dit is short, dah is long.
| Letter | Visual | Sound | Memory hook |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | . | dit | One short sound. |
| T | - | dah | One long sound. |
| I | .. | dit dit | Two short sounds. |
| M | -- | dah dah | Two long sounds. |
Practice target: given a sound pattern, recall the letter without looking. Given a letter, say the sound pattern out loud.
Back to index. Lesson: First Four Signals. Source: ARRL Learning Morse Code and ITU-R M.1677.