For the last few weeks I've been attempting to learn Morse code. The little di's and dah's have always been out of my reach and I thought it wasn't really my thing. But rather than just ignore it I decided to have a go and try as hard as possible to get my head round it.
The key is from the local club MX0WRC, they kindly offer out the kit to members who need to make use of it rather than let it sit unused in the shack. So I've purloined it for a while until its needed by someone with a proficiency.
To be frank, I'm stuck, transmitting seemed not to present much of a problem but receiving has been more of an issue for me. The computer based systems that fire code at you are excellent but I'm finding a limitation, the speed at which I can hit the keys on a keyboard! Every now and again I hit the wrong one and it completely knocks me off track and that's it, gone. Back to the start again.
Even though this is tough its a bug that I'm starting to catch. I doubt I'll ever be a '50wpm whilst having a separate conversation' kind of sender but if I can get to 15 or 20 wpm without too many errors then I'll be ecstatic
Try the http://www.g4ilo.com/morse-machine.html, use 25 WPM, half hour sessions once or twice a day. Don't sent untill you can receive. I used this to get my morse back, there is a lot of rubbish morse on the air so don't be dishartend if you can't read it all off the air.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip. Julian's software has helped quite a bit and its really helpful. I do now find that I don't type quick enough. This is something I really want to do so I will not be satisfied until I can have a sensible qso.
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