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9 in Morse Code

MORSE CODE REFERENCE

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BRIEFING

In International Morse code the number 9 is ----.: 1 dit and 4 dahs, 17 units long (about 1020 ms at 20 WPM).

It sounds like "dah-dah-dah-dah-dit".

In MORSE HQ's Koch training, 9 is character 24 of 41.

Often confused with

How to remember it

Learn it by sound instead of counting dots and dashes. Say "dah-dah-dah-dah-dit" out loud, then listen to it at full speed.

Like the Koch method, hearing characters at your target speed (15-20 WPM) from day one makes it easier to speed up later.

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