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  • Q for those who had to take the morse test to get the licence?

    From M0TTV@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 23 10:51:19 2022
    How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

    Books, radio clubs, etc?

    I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a method
    that can check my progress and I can't find any.

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  • From Ian Jackson@21:1/5 to ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com on Sat Sep 24 10:33:03 2022
    In message <tgjvio$2gfcd$1@dont-email.me>, M0TTV <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> writes

    How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

    Books, radio clubs, etc?

    I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a
    method that can check my progress and I can't find any.

    Provided you've actually learned all the letters and numbers, sending is
    the easy part of morse. Many teachers recommend that you don't even
    think about touching a key until you can receive at (say) 6 wpm.

    I'm sure that few people have had any real problems sending, as you can obviously hear what you're sending - and if it's similar to what you
    hear on the air, you're probably doing it properly. I don't know if
    there are any computer programs that can listen to your morse, and judge
    how good it is.
    --
    Ian

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  • From nev young@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 24 09:09:43 2022
    On 23/09/2022 10:51, M0TTV wrote:

    How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

    Books, radio clubs, etc?

    I never got the hang of it way back then :-(


    I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a method
    that can check my progress and I can't find any.

    If you have a morse trainer (ie a whatnot that goes bzz when you press
    the key) then you can check your keying by using one of the many morse
    decoder aps on a smart phone or PC.

    I used fldigi to "listen" to my morse by setting the audio input to "mic"

    YMMV

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  • From David Woolley@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 24 10:47:47 2022
    On 23/09/2022 10:51, M0TTV wrote:
    How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

    Books, radio clubs, etc?

    Books.

    Note that reading morse should be the priority when learning. I can't
    remember whether I taped myself sending, or used slow morse
    transmissions, although probably the former.

    These days you could probably use morse decoding software to check your sending. At least the earlier software is quite unforgiving.

    The book I used was "LEARNING MORSE, A guide to wireless operating" 13th Edition, by H F Smith, A 'Wireless World' Book, published by Iliffe
    Books Ltd, 1961 (1966 reprint), 20pp. No ISBN.

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  • From RustyHinge@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 24 11:31:42 2022
    On 23/09/2022 10:51, M0TTV wrote:

    How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

    Books, radio clubs, etc?

    I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a method
    that can check my progress and I can't find any.

    Best to ind someone who uses Morse regularly - it can be done online -
    and get their feedback. Like speech, there are a lot of nuances in
    aending coherently that you really *need* feedback.

    More than one collaborator is better.

    --
    Rusty Hinge
    To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

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  • From David Wade@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 24 11:25:59 2022
    On 23/09/2022 10:51, M0TTV wrote:

    How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

    Books, radio clubs, etc?

    I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a method
    that can check my progress and I can't find any.

    I was taught by an ex-wireless officer at his house. These days Social
    Services might not like that....

    These days I would hope the Morse training nets would cover sending as
    well as receiving. I see several also offer tuition via zoom...

    Dave

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  • From gareth evans@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 24 07:56:35 2022
    What you do, is as you are keying, you say it to yourself which
    ensures that you get the correct rhythm and spacing.
    eg whilst sending CQ, say dahdidadit dahdadidah.
    72 DE Gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339


    On 23/09/2022 10:51, M0TTV wrote:
    How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?
    Books, radio clubs, etc?
    I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a method
    that can check my progress and I can't find any.

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  • From Ottavio M0TTV@21:1/5 to Ian Jackson on Tue Sep 27 15:06:29 2022
    On 24/09/2022 10:33, Ian Jackson wrote:
    Many teachers recommend that you don't even think about touching a key
    until you can receive at (say) 6 wpm.

    I can copy 17 wpm on LCWO but on air it sounds like gibberish.

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  • From Peter Able@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 13 16:59:34 2022
    On 23/09/2022 10:51, M0TTV wrote:

    How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

    Books, radio clubs, etc?

    I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a method
    that can check my progress and I can't find any.

    Sixty years ago I don't remember anyone preparing for sending. If you
    could read, you could send. That said, it would have been a good idea
    to practice getting your timing right. Plenty of new G3s sending spiky
    dits and dodgy character/word spacing.

    PA

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