Posted: 4/3/2011 9:47:38 AM EDT
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Whats the best method of learning CW. What worked for you guys? Thanks VRMN |
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I learned them in groups starting with the easy ones and worked my way up.
E, I, S, H T, M, O A, N, etc. Pretty soon you'll start reading signs and every other piece of text you see, in your head in Morse code! Then listen for people sending slow code on the air and practice until you can make perfect copy. After that you're ready to try sending it, and can practice with an oscillator. |
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There is no one best method. The best method is what works for you. Try a few and one will stick and provide the path to learning.
Myself it's kind of a mix. I'm using "Just Learn Morse Code". Another piece of software is the "G4FON CW Trainer". The G4OFON unit has more features than JLMC unit but I started with JLMC and saw no compelling reason to change. As for a lesson plan it's all over the map. However most agree to learn at the code speed you want to end at. As for what to learn in what order, what is working for me is the plan from "Zen and the Art of Radiotelegraphy". Stupid name but rock solid information. When I hit a wall in learning, and you will too, I shift to another method for a short while. Download the code practice files from the ARRL and run those through the software. Listening to live QSOs also helps. When you go back the software lesson will be easier. Bit of advice is to try to practice three times a day for 20 minutes a session. Go longer than 20 minutes and the brain stops absorbing the information. If you're tired after work and the lesson isn't going well, making stupid mistakes on letters that you know, stop. You're wasting time. Get some rest and come back later. |
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Quoted: Thanks Hank.There is no one best method. The best method is what works for you. Try a few and one will stick and provide the path to learning. Myself it's kind of a mix. I'm using "Just Learn Morse Code". Another piece of software is the "G4FON CW Trainer". The G4OFON unit has more features than JLMC unit but I started with JLMC and saw no compelling reason to change. As for a lesson plan it's all over the map. However most agree to learn at the code speed you want to end at. As for what to learn in what order, what is working for me is the plan from "Zen and the Art of Radiotelegraphy". Stupid name but rock solid information. When I hit a wall in learning, and you will too, I shift to another method for a short while. Download the code practice files from the ARRL and run those through the software. Listening to live QSOs also helps. When you go back the software lesson will be easier. Bit of advice is to try to practice three times a day for 20 minutes a session. Go longer than 20 minutes and the brain stops absorbing the information. If you're tired after work and the lesson isn't going well, making stupid mistakes on letters that you know, stop. You're wasting time. Get some rest and come back later. I should have been a little more clear and asked, what has worked for other. I was browsing the JLMC site and was watching a couple of youtube videos. Thanks for the links you posted. |
A little over a year ago I used Code Quick to learn CW with my two young kids. 
"Code Quick" for Learning Morse Code |