telegraph.cee.wtf

one wire · anonymous · dit-dah only

est. 1844, ish

station — connecting ops on wire: —

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space · click · tap — hold for dash · stop tapping to send

dot 120ms auto-send 3s vol 40 tone wire audio

morse cheat sheet

· dot ≈ short tap · – dash ≈ ~3× a dot · letter gap ≈ 3 dots · word gap ≈ 5+ dots

tips & tricks

Think in rhythm. Say "di-dit" for I, "dah-di-dah-dit" for C — internalizing the sound pattern is faster than mapping each symbol back to a dot or dash.
Mind the gaps. Pause too long between dits of one letter and you've split it: C (−·−·) becomes NN (−· −·). Letter gap ≈ 3 dots; word gap ≈ 5–7.
Standard ratios. Dash = 3 dots · intra-letter gap = 1 dot · letter gap = 3 dots · word gap = 7 dots. Consistency matters more than raw speed.
Speed comes from the dot. Every other timing is a multiple of your dot length. To send faster, shrink the unit — don't rush the gaps.
No backspace. Operators on a real wire couldn't take a tap back, so the convention is to keep going. If a word's garbled, send it twice. Readers parse around mistakes.
Old codes still work. 73 = best regards · 88 = love · OM = any operator · YL = young lady · CQ = calling anyone · QSL = I confirm · QRT = signing off.
Skip punctuation. A period is six signals (·−·−·−). Most operators don't bother — context carries.