Morse Code Mnemonic As an aid to learning Morse code, this

Morse Code Mnemonic
by Douglas Wilhelm Harder
Creative Commons: Attribution Share Alike (CC BY-SA)
Send comments or criticisms to [email protected]
As an aid to learning Morse code, this technique has you associate a word with each character. For a letter in
the alphabet, the associated word will usually begin with the same letter. In that word, tall letters (those
descending below the baseline or ascending above the mean line) and capital letters represent dashes, while
short letters (aceimnorsuvwxz) represent dots. To recall the Morse code for a character, try to visualize the
word and hence a part of the processing will be performed in your minds eye (that is, using your visual cortex).
A
B
C
Ch
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
at
bean
Cate
CHYM
dam
e
cafe
gym
ears
in
edgy
Kit / kay
else
MM
·-
-···
-·-·
----··
@
or Bean as in Mr. Bean
Cate Blanchet
CHYM FM
·
··-·
French café
--·
····
ears are used to hear
··
·---
-··-··
--
edj-ee
Kit-Kat or okay
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
No
OPP / OFF
apps
plaq
rye
sax
T
ump
veal
why
foxy
yell
Zhou / Whiz
-·
--·--·
--··-·
Dr. No (first James Bond movie)
ON Provincial Police or OFF!
plaque
···
·····-
Mr. T
umpire
or veil
·--
-··-·---··
Zhou dynasty/Cheez Whiz
2000
Punctuation and symbols can also be remembered using such mnemonics, but in some cases, we use phrases.
.
,
:
;
?
!
’
"
-
stop it
plough
pylons
dododo
and how
to yell
rhythm
a quote
barrel
·-·-·-
--··----···
-·-·-·
··--··
-·-·-·----·
·-··-·
-····-
Two common
warning
sharp
they have similar shapes
both come in pairs
the ; is going the way of the...
and how?
rhythm ‘n’ blues
·-··-
(
)
/
+
=
_
&
@
$
hedge
hedged
knife
clubs
level
so flat
again
at Fiji
richest
error
-·--·
-·--·-··-·
·-·-·
-·····--··-···
·--·-·
···-··-
one error
slash
AS
and again…
AC
········
HH
For 1 through 5, count “1 2 3 4 5” and uses dots until you get to the number you want; use dashes thereafter.
For 6 through 9, count “6 7 8 9 10” and use dashes until you get to the number your want; use dots thereafter.
Treat 0 as “10” in this pattern.
one, two, three, four, five
1
2
3
4
5
·---··--···-·········
six, seven, eight, nine, ten
6
7
8
9
0
-····
--···
---··
----·
-----
Test your speed by seeing how long it takes you to write each of these sequences of letters.
Approx.
Words
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
Example
HI THERE
ALL DAY
STAR WARS
ARE YOU OKAY
CAT IN THE HAT
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
ASKING FOR INFORMATION
TEN WAYS OF SAYING HELLO
ARE YOU WORKING TOMORROW
AM I PRONOUNCING IT CORRECTLY
The following are quotes from Shakespeare’s Hamlet with the number of words each phrase given to allow you
to test your speed. This list of common English phrases is taken from Wikipedia.
Words
1.78
1.8
2.52
2.62
2.72
2.9
3.02
3.08
3.24
3.26
3.6
3.66
3.66
3.96
4.06
4.26
4.34
4.46
4.5
4.52
4.66
4.76
5.08
5.7
5.74
6.06
6.06
6.22
6.22
6.36
6.4
6.56
6.7
6.76
6.8
6.98
6.98
7.1
7.44
7.46
7.56
7.64
7.64
7.78
8.04
8.1
8.28
10.04
11.72
Phrase from Shakespeare’s Hamlet
O ANSWER ME
O WOE IS ME
WILL HE NILL HE
SPEAK THE SPEECH
THE REST IS SILENCE
THE PRIMROSE PATH
MURDER MOST FOUL
MAT DELIGHTS NOT ME
SO SHALL YOU HEAR
GET THEE TO A NUNNERY
WHAT DREAMS MAY COME
AND TO THE MANNER BORN
ALL THAT LIVES MUST DIE
THE TIME IS OUT OF JOINT
AND THE DEVIL HATH POWER
HOIEST WITH HIS OWN PETARD
TO ASSUME A PLEASING SHAPE
FRAILTY THY NAME IS WOMAN
GIVING MORE LIGHT THAN HEAT
BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT
AN OLD MAN IS TWICE A CHILD
ROUGH HEW THEM HOW WE WILL
WHAT A PIECE OF WORK IS A MAN
NEITHER A BORROWER NOR A LENDER BE
PASSING THROUGH NATURE TO ETERNITY
LET HERCULES HIMSELF DO WHAT HE MAY
PURPOSE IS BUT THE SLAVE TO MEMORY
O WHAT A ROGUE AND PEASANT SLAVE AM I
AS THE MOTE IS TO TROUBLE THE MINDS EYE
THERE IS A DIVINITY THAT SHAPES OUR ENDS
TO BE OR NOT TO BE THAT IS THE QUESTION
THIS ABOVE ALL TO THINE OWNSELF BE TRUE
ALAS POOR YORICK I KNEW HIM HORATIO
OF CARNAL BLOODY AND UNNATURAL ACTS
SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF DENMARK
THAN ARE DREAMT OF IN YOUR PHILOSOPHY
THE LADY DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH METHINKS
HOW ALL OCCASIONS DO INFORM AGAINST ME
THE CAT WILL MEW AND DOG WILL HAVE HIS DAY
OF ACCIDENTAL JUDGMENTS CASUAL SLAUGHTERS
THOUGH THIS BE MADNESS YET THERE IS METHOD IN IT
WHEN WE HAVE SHUFFLED OFF THIS MORTAL COIL
AND YET TO ME WHAT IS THIS QUINTESSENCE OF DUST
THERE ARE MORE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH HORATIO
MORE HONOURED IN THE BREACH THAN THE OBSERVANCE
OF DEATHS PUT ON BY CUNNING AND FORCED CAUSE
REPORT ME AND MY CAUSE ARIGHT TO TELL MY STORY
THERE IS NOTHING EITHER GOOD OR BAD BUT THINKING MAKES IT SO
THE PLAY IS THE THING WHEREIN I WILL CATCH THE CONSCIENCE OF THE KING

Download Report