I have always regretted not learning Morse Code when I was younger; now
I am in my dotage, it suddenly seemed like a good idea to do it while I
still had some brain cells left. Unfortunately I came up against that
same snag which had prevented me from learning it in the first place:
all the beginners' methods used visual aides-memoire and that wasn't the
way my brain worked - I needed something that would generate the sounds
so I never needed a visual image.
I had even got to the point of wondering if there was some way I could
write my own software, as there didn't appear to be anything online that
did it 'my' way. Then I discovered that there is a method developed by Farnsworth (of television fame) which is the sort of thing I need, but
even though the R.S.G.B. website extolled the virtue of his method,
their online tutorial didn't appear to take proper advantage of it.
Then, purely by chance, I happened upon a reference to Morse Mania by
Black Cat Software, it teaches Morse in the correct way with options to include the Farnsworth and Koch methods. The interface is absolutely
basic with no frills and - best of all - it was written exclusively for
the Mac platform, not cobbled up from something written for Windows.
I had a problem with registration because it picked up the wrong name
from an old PayPal account - but that was sorted out straight away by
an e-mail to their contact address (and on New Years' Eve too, when most businesses would have shut down for the holiday).
Brilliant program, brilliant customer service - well done Black Cat
Software!
On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:39:10 +0000, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
I have always regretted not learning Morse Code when I was younger; now
I am in my dotage, it suddenly seemed like a good idea to do it while I still had some brain cells left. Unfortunately I came up against that
same snag which had prevented me from learning it in the first place:
all the beginners' methods used visual aides-memoire and that wasn't the way my brain worked - I needed something that would generate the sounds
so I never needed a visual image.
I had even got to the point of wondering if there was some way I could write my own software, as there didn't appear to be anything online that did it 'my' way. Then I discovered that there is a method developed by Farnsworth (of television fame) which is the sort of thing I need, but
even though the R.S.G.B. website extolled the virtue of his method,
their online tutorial didn't appear to take proper advantage of it.
Then, purely by chance, I happened upon a reference to Morse Mania by
Black Cat Software, it teaches Morse in the correct way with options to include the Farnsworth and Koch methods. The interface is absolutely
basic with no frills and - best of all - it was written exclusively for
the Mac platform, not cobbled up from something written for Windows.
I had a problem with registration because it picked up the wrong name
from an old PayPal account - but that was sorted out straight away by
an e-mail to their contact address (and on New Years' Eve too, when most businesses would have shut down for the holiday).
Brilliant program, brilliant customer service - well done Black Cat Software!
I passed the morse test (12 wpm) in the 80's helped by some practice
programs I wrote myself for use on an Atari STE and then for a BBC B. Both machines/programs have long since been disposed of/deleted. A pity as I'm sure the software could be emulated. Sadly my knowledge of CW and interest
in Ham Radio has declined but I might just try out Morse Mania. I think
I've still got a morse key rusting away in the garden shed!
Brilliant program, brilliant customer service - well done Black Cat
Software!
Liz Tuddenham <liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote:
Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:39:10 +0000, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
I have always regretted not learning Morse Code when I was younger; now >>>> I am in my dotage, it suddenly seemed like a good idea to do it while I >>>> still had some brain cells left. Unfortunately I came up against that >>>> same snag which had prevented me from learning it in the first place:
all the beginners' methods used visual aides-memoire and that wasn't the >>>> way my brain worked - I needed something that would generate the sounds >>>> so I never needed a visual image.
I had even got to the point of wondering if there was some way I could >>>> write my own software, as there didn't appear to be anything online that >>>> did it 'my' way. Then I discovered that there is a method developed by >>>> Farnsworth (of television fame) which is the sort of thing I need, but >>>> even though the R.S.G.B. website extolled the virtue of his method,
their online tutorial didn't appear to take proper advantage of it.
Then, purely by chance, I happened upon a reference to Morse Mania by
Black Cat Software, it teaches Morse in the correct way with options to >>>> include the Farnsworth and Koch methods. The interface is absolutely
basic with no frills and - best of all - it was written exclusively for >>>> the Mac platform, not cobbled up from something written for Windows.
I had a problem with registration because it picked up the wrong name
from an old PayPal account - but that was sorted out straight away by >>>> an e-mail to their contact address (and on New Years' Eve too, when most >>>> businesses would have shut down for the holiday).
Brilliant program, brilliant customer service - well done Black Cat
Software!
I passed the morse test (12 wpm) in the 80's helped by some practice
programs I wrote myself for use on an Atari STE and then for a BBC B. Both >>> machines/programs have long since been disposed of/deleted. A pity as I'm >>> sure the software could be emulated. Sadly my knowledge of CW and interest >>> in Ham Radio has declined but I might just try out Morse Mania. I think
I've still got a morse key rusting away in the garden shed!
You don't even need a key, the program will work from mouse clicks
There used to be a program for Classic that would ‘interpret’ Morse code (i.e. decode on the fly). I’m sure I acquired it at some point for my PB145, but don’t remember ever using it.
Liz Tuddenham <liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote:
Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:39:10 +0000, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
I have always regretted not learning Morse Code when I was younger; now >>> I am in my dotage, it suddenly seemed like a good idea to do it while I >>> still had some brain cells left. Unfortunately I came up against that >>> same snag which had prevented me from learning it in the first place:
all the beginners' methods used visual aides-memoire and that wasn't the >>> way my brain worked - I needed something that would generate the sounds >>> so I never needed a visual image.
I had even got to the point of wondering if there was some way I could >>> write my own software, as there didn't appear to be anything online that >>> did it 'my' way. Then I discovered that there is a method developed by >>> Farnsworth (of television fame) which is the sort of thing I need, but >>> even though the R.S.G.B. website extolled the virtue of his method,
their online tutorial didn't appear to take proper advantage of it.
Then, purely by chance, I happened upon a reference to Morse Mania by
Black Cat Software, it teaches Morse in the correct way with options to >>> include the Farnsworth and Koch methods. The interface is absolutely
basic with no frills and - best of all - it was written exclusively for >>> the Mac platform, not cobbled up from something written for Windows.
I had a problem with registration because it picked up the wrong name
from an old PayPal account - but that was sorted out straight away by >>> an e-mail to their contact address (and on New Years' Eve too, when most >>> businesses would have shut down for the holiday).
Brilliant program, brilliant customer service - well done Black Cat
Software!
I passed the morse test (12 wpm) in the 80's helped by some practice
programs I wrote myself for use on an Atari STE and then for a BBC B. Both >> machines/programs have long since been disposed of/deleted. A pity as I'm >> sure the software could be emulated. Sadly my knowledge of CW and interest >> in Ham Radio has declined but I might just try out Morse Mania. I think
I've still got a morse key rusting away in the garden shed!
You don't even need a key, the program will work from mouse clicks
There used to be a program for Classic that would ‘interpret’ Morse code (i.e. decode on the fly). I’m sure I acquired it at some point for my PB145, but don’t remember ever using it.
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