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Morsemail and LCWO.net
23 February 2012 | by The time has come when I can’t put off learning Morse code any longer, With an interest in vintage amateur radio and the impending restoration of a Heathkit AT-1 I’m going to need to use CW sooner or later.
So I have been checking out resources for learning Morse code and stumbled across two that really intrigue me.
The first is LCWO.net, a web browser based Morse code learning tool that is usable on any internet connected computer. It is available free of charge and there is no software to install. LCWO.net keeps track of where you are in your lessons and where you need to concentrate your effort. The Koch method is the primary tool available but they also offer code group practice, callsign and plain text training modes along with a service to convert text to Morse MP3s for download and use offline.
Once you are on the way to CW proficiency and want to communicate with others you can always fire up a rig and get on the air … What if you don’t have a rig or need a confidence boost before ‘going live’?
Well, you could always send Morsemail using the Morsemail client from http://brasspounder.com:8873/.
Morsemail is, “A simple text format that encodes mark and space times to make it possible to send Morse coded messages via email” but a recently added feature allows for QSOs using a internet repeater hosted on brasspounder.com. You can use a mouse or actual key wired to the mouse or joystick buttons to send CW which can be emailed or sent through the repeater live.
Now I just have to carve out the time to sit down and use these resources!
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This is a neat CW trainer, give it a try.
Good luck.
Marshall
http://www.g4ilo.com/morsegen.html
you might look for morsecat, I don’t know if is still available on line
Love LCWO but it will not work on my Android phone or Android Pad. Hope someday someone will make a Android APP that will.
73
Your “Can Do!” attitude is more than half the battle. Good luck and see you in the CW part of the band one day!
73 OM es GL…
Try G4FON’s Koch Trainer program,it got me started,although I attended a friends house once a week for several months for some tuition-he sent I wrote it down!!If I can learn it anyone can believe me!!Good luck.
I’m not great at CW(yet), but I used LCWO.net and it worked for me to get off the ground.
Also for inspiration I read The Art & Skill of Radio Telegraphy by William G. Pierpont N0HFF often. http://www.qsl.net/n9bor/n0hff.htm
Good luck