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Morse code guides
In-depth articles on learning, history, and real-world uses of morse code. Written by the Morsify team.
Morse Code Blinking: How to Talk With Your Eyes
A short blink is a dot, a held blink is a dash. How blink morse works, why it's the hardest medium, the POW who blinked 'torture' on TV, and how to practise it with a partner.
Morse Code Abbreviations, Prosigns & Q-Codes: The Operating Shorthand
The operating shorthand real CW and ham radio operators use: prosigns, Q-codes and abbreviations — with full reference tables and a decoded example contact.
SOS in Morse Code: What It Really Means & Its History
It doesn't stand for 'Save Our Souls' — that's a backronym. The real story of ··· ─── ···: why it was chosen, the 1905–1908 adoption, the Titanic, and how to send it.
Morse Code Alphabet: The Full Chart and How to Read It
The full A–Z chart, numbers and punctuation, plus the dot/dash timing rules and mnemonics that turn a row of dots into readable words.
How to Learn Morse Code (Without Going Around in Circles)
Most people fail because they learn visually. Here's the Koch method — the proven ear-training approach that actually gets you to fluency.
Morse Code Practice: The Proven System to Go from Zero to Fluent
The drill schedule that builds fluency: Koch method, Farnsworth spacing, ear training, and the path from memorising dots to copying at 20 WPM.
Is Morse Code Still Used Today? Where It's Alive in 2026
Aviation navaids, maritime safety, ham radio, military signaling, SOS, and accessibility tech — the surprisingly long list of places morse is still in daily use.