Morse code is 60 milliseconds. Using the word CODEX with 60 dot units, the dot length at 20 words per minute is 50 milliseconds. Because Morse code is usually sent by hand, it is unlikely that an operator could be that precise with the dot length, and the individual characteristics and preferences of the operators usually override the standards. For commercial radiotelegraph licenses in the United States, the Federal Communications Commission specifies tests for Morse code proficiency in words per minute and in code groups per minute. The Commission specifies that a word is 5 characters long. The Commission specifies Morse code
Morse code abbreviations only. To station S1 from station S2. Roger (R) Thank you (TU) see you again (CUAGN) Best regards (73) To station S1 from station S2: Signing off. In International Morse code there is no "distinct" dot-dash sequence defined only for the mathematical equal sign [=]; rather the same code ("–···–" or "dah di di di dah") is shared by "double hyphen" [=] and the procedural sign for "section separator" notated as . It is fairly common in the "Recommended International Morse Code" for punctuation codes to be shared with prosigns. For example, the code for plus or cross [+] is