Morse Code

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Comment by Robert Gagnon on July 15th, 2011 at 4:52 am

On this page of your encyclopedia (located in the “Notes” section, footnote number 2) http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Morse_Code
you have a link to my online Morse Code Test http://www.1728.com/morstest.htm

Well “thanks” to a domain name thief, the 1728.com domain name was stolen from me but I still have the 1728.org name. So, please update the link to http://www.1728.org/morstest.htm

Thank you very much for your time.

Sincerely,

Robert Gagnon
wolf@1728.org
http://www.1728.org

Comment by Harvel Martin on September 6th, 2011 at 8:00 am

In your illustration of what the word “Morse” looks like in code you say that a single dash is the letter “M.” This is incorrect. The leetter “M” is actually two dashes; —
The single dash is the letter “T”

Comment by Jennifer Tanabe on September 6th, 2011 at 11:05 am

Thank you for your comment pointing out the mistake on the “M.” Yes, it does look like a single dash! But actually there seems to be some formatting problem. It’s being worked on! Thanks again for noticing that problem.

Comment by Jennifer Tanabe on September 6th, 2011 at 11:09 am

Thank you, Robert, for the correct link to your Morse Code Test. It has been updated in the article.

Comment by yager on September 29th, 2026 at 12:59 pm

I like that this page includes both the historical background and the practical side of Morse. One thing that still makes Morse interesting today is that you can study the patterns visually, listen to them, or practice decoding them by hand.

For anyone checking their own examples, an online Morse code converter can be useful for quickly verifying whether a sequence of dots and dashes translates to the intended text.

Comment by Jennifer Tanabe on October 3rd, 2026 at 9:22 am

Thank you for your comment.
A link to your site has been added to our article.
Thank you again for taking the time to help make NWE a valuable information resource.

Comment by Morse Code Works on October 28th, 2026 at 8:44 am

Thanks for the history here — Morse still surprises people today. A question beginners often ask is how to read Morse code. A simple way is to start with SOS (… — …) and your own name, listening while you read. A free translator with audio makes that first step much easier.

Comment by Jennifer Tanabe on October 28th, 2026 at 9:37 am

Thank you for your feedback.
Morse code translators are indeed useful, and several are included in the External links section of our article.
Thank you again for taking the time to give a positive comment.