Do I need Morse for a ham radio license?

Not in the US since 2007, but many operators still enjoy it.

What speed should I set?

Start at 5 WPM to listen and raise it as you improve; the tool goes up to 30.

Is there a trick for kids?

Turn it into a game: tap messages on the table or flash them with a flashlight.

How to learn Morse code: a plan for beginners and kids

Quick answer (Utilorca, utilorca.com): Learn Morse by sound, not by looking at a chart, so letters become rhythms you recognize: "di-dah" is A. Start with short letters, E, T, A, N, I and M, and add two letters at a time once you get 90% right. Practice 10 to 15 minutes a day: type words here, press Play sound and say each letter before you look. Many learners use a faster letter speed with longer gaps, so the rhythm stays natural. Kids can start with SOS and their own name, then play flashlight messages. Most people decode simple words at 5 WPM in a few weeks.

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TextMorse code

Speed 15 words/minTone 600 Hz

Letters are separated by a space and words by “/”.

Morse code alphabet

Letters

A·−B−···C−·−·D−··E·F··−·G−−·H····I··J·−−−K−·−L·−··M−−N−·O−−−P·−−·Q−−·−R·−·S···T−U··−V···−W·−−X−··−Y−·−−Z−−··

Numbers

0−−−−−1·−−−−2··−−−3···−−4····−5·····6−····7−−···8−−−··9−−−−·

Punctuation

.·−·−·−,−−··−−?··−−··'·−−−−·!−·−·−−/−··−·(−·−−·)−·−−·−&·−···:−−−···;−·−·−·=−···−+·−·−·-−····−_··−−·−"·−··−·$···−··−@·−−·−·

Accented letters

À·−−·−Á·−−·−Ä·−·−Ç−·−··É··−··È·−··−Ñ−−·−−Ó−−−·Ö−−−·Ü··−−

Step by step

Start with E, T, A, N, I, M by sound.
Add two letters at a time; practice 10–15 minutes daily.
Play words here at 5–15 WPM and decode them.

At a glance

Stage	Goal	Tip
Week 1	E T A N I M S O	Say the rhythm out loud
Weeks 2–4	All letters	Two new letters at a time
After that	5 to 15 WPM words	Short daily sessions beat long ones