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Learning CW (Morse Code) Tips for Amateur Ham Radio 

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These are my tips and tricks for learning CW / Morse Code for ham amateur radio. There are many skills in this tutorial that I talk about in this video as well. It takes practice to get good and sending code on the radio.
CW software is going to help you get there also. You'll need a good CW Iambic Paddle as well. Continuous wave has many benefits. You'll want to reap these benefits when I teach you CW keying.
Learning Morse Code is not that hard. Now simply called "CW", radio communication by Morse code was the only way to communicate for the first decade or more of Amateur Radio. Radiotelegraphy, the proper name, descends from landline (wired) telegraphy of the 19th century, and retains some of the old culture, including a rich set of abbreviations and procedures. Morse sent by spark gap transmitter was the first wireless communication mode. These "damped waves" were very broad and inefficient for communication.
They were soon replaced by "Continuous Wave" (CW) transmission, using vacuum tube oscillators that were capable of a very pure note. Today, modern Amateur Radio transceivers use solid state components and microprocessors to support a variety of communication modes including CW, voice, image and many digital data modes.
A continuous wave or continuous waveform (CW) is an electromagnetic wave of constant amplitude and frequency; a sine wave. In mathematical analysis, it is considered to be of infinite duration. Continuous wave is also the name given to an early method of radio transmission, in which a sinusoidal carrier wave is switched on and off. Information is carried in the varying duration of the on and off periods of the signal, for example by Morse code in early radio. In early wireless telegraphy radio transmission, CW waves were also known as "undamped waves", to distinguish this method from damped wave transmission as effected by early spark gap style transmitters.
Very early radio transmitters used a spark gap to produce radio-frequency oscillations in the transmitting antenna. The signals produced by these spark-gap transmitters consisted of strings of brief pulses of sinusoidal radio frequency oscillations which died out rapidly to zero, called damped waves. The disadvantage of damped waves was that their energy was spread over an extremely wide band of frequencies; they had wide bandwidth. As a result they produced electromagnetic interference (RFI) that spread over the transmissions of stations at other frequencies.
This motivated efforts to produce radio frequency oscillations that decayed more slowly; had less damping. There is an inverse relation between the rate of decay (the time constant) of a damped wave and its bandwidth; the longer the damped waves take to decay toward zero, the narrower the frequency band the radio signal occupies, so the less it interferes with other transmissions.
As more transmitters began crowding the radio spectrum, reducing the frequency spacing between transmissions, government regulations began to limit the maximum damping or "decrement" a radio transmitter could have. Manufacturers produced spark transmitters which generated long "ringing" waves with minimal damping.

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@daftpunk9050
@daftpunk9050 6 лет назад
Excellent advice from apparently from experience. I am new to the cw. I've learned all alphabet fairly quickly using a visual chart. I can key anything at an OK speed. But now I can see the absence of listening practice. I cannot follow at all. Very good tips. I tried to imagine how a real QSO would go and script as you mentioned it was the first thing that came to mind. Thank you for the advice. Also the reasons to get into CW are exactly the same for me. The idea of hanging few wires in the trees, fire up a station from a battery in the mountains and exchange few meaningful beeps with someone 6000 km away keeps me going. 73
@erniesirn8246
@erniesirn8246 2 года назад
I have listened to many CW videos. This one is among the most informative that I have listened to. Thank you.
@billtheslink4541
@billtheslink4541 5 лет назад
Another very good reason to learn CW--There are many DX stations that don't speak English well enough for phone, but will hold a simple CW QSO. I have been inactive since the early 2000s but when I left I worked mainly CW. The weird thing was I fought learning it for years, starting to learn and then giving up. I finally learned it about the time they came out with the no code Tech License. You still couldn't get on HF at that time until you passed 5WPM code, but I did it because I was lusting after HF. After I scraped by I got on 80 CW. I started pushing myself to get faster and faster and with in a month was doing 14WPM for my general ticket. I recommend learning with a straight key for some time though. MFJ has a nice one that comes with a base and speaker. I am going to have to do a refresher on my CW skills as soon as I am able to get a station together. 73 N8PEF
@user-ss6zt2mo1l
@user-ss6zt2mo1l 6 месяцев назад
It really helps to start with a quality straight key. You learn how to separate words so what your are sending to others is coherent. Speed is not important. Reliable code and accuracy is most important. The MAJORITY of CW ops are not doing 35 words per minute. Most people are under 20 wpm. Maybe 25. You always send faster than you can receive so you have to force yourself to only go as fast (slow) as the slowest operator. If you don’t then what is the point? It’s a hobby
@jim874
@jim874 7 лет назад
just found this video. as to CW, you're right, ... it's all practice, practice practice. And then some more practice. Listen and don't write it down. The writing letters down slows me some. It took a while, but I hear "words", not letters. QTH, name, RST , rig. I don't receive letters, but word groups. You're right about how a standard QSO flows... The most impressive thing I ever saw was a ex-military operator going at 20-40 wpm, and touch typing out the QSO on a typewriter, AND talking to me about my novice station at the same time. I was, to say the least, an awed teenager! OH, he was using a straight key, although he had a bug also.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 7 лет назад
Jim Barrie awesome comment
@therossbennett
@therossbennett 7 лет назад
Excellent tips! Been a ham since 1982, and got a couple of tips I'd never heard here. Thanks for making and sharing the video! Ross, KI5SR
@AntonioBarba_TheKaneB
@AntonioBarba_TheKaneB 6 лет назад
I liked the script idea, very useful! Thanks for sharing your tips!
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 6 лет назад
Antonio Barba sure I hope it helps
@oceanhome039
@oceanhome039 3 года назад
I’m a learner and this is helpful. I will listen again and again. Thanks for sharing.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 2 года назад
You're very welcome!
@backcountryamateurradio
@backcountryamateurradio 2 года назад
Thanks for sharing your experience. The part about making a script is brilliant!
@ke6mt
@ke6mt 7 лет назад
All good tips! Thanks for the vid.
@Paddy_Roche
@Paddy_Roche 4 года назад
Thank you at last a really helpful video especially regarding going on air first time etc... I am 3 years into my Ham life, lol. Really desperate to learn CW and just starting out on my journey, this video was chock full of great little tips. Thank you again for posting, 73.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 4 года назад
Thanks Paddy. good luck and 73
@N4KRX
@N4KRX 6 лет назад
Good job! I have experienced some of the same troubles that you mentioned and also discovered some of the same tips that really helped me out, such as the script. I got my General ticket in 1993 and passing a 13 wpm CW test was required. Being in and out of the hobby since has left me rusty, especially after this last 9 year absence from the hobby. This time around I am using compromised antennas is my attic thanks to an HOA. CW is probably going to get me the most contacts, so CW will be my main focus. I find it challenging and fun. As you mentioned, you can do a lot with a simple, low powered transceiver.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 6 лет назад
I love it. Just try and find your motivation and stay with it. I have done the same thing, I rotate hobbies, after a while, get rusty, then get back into it over and over leaves me with a good general knowledge, but not expert at any 1 hobby. : )
@dixielandfarm
@dixielandfarm 5 лет назад
Great tips! I enjoy your videos very much!
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 5 лет назад
Thanks do much
@tylerarrigoni7700
@tylerarrigoni7700 Год назад
Great advice...looking forward to it. Just starting out.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq Год назад
Welcome aboard!
@acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE
@acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE 3 года назад
Wise words and useful tips, thanks!
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 3 года назад
My pleasure!
@alexeizhiltsov6797
@alexeizhiltsov6797 6 лет назад
Very good and helpful video! At my 53 I realized I need the morse code as it really opens so much. Thanks for your help and hope to meet you on the bands! 73 de RK3APF.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 5 лет назад
Thank you!
@w5leg512
@w5leg512 4 года назад
Thanks for the software suggestion.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 4 года назад
You're welcome!
@Semeion7
@Semeion7 4 года назад
nice tips, thanks
@Jaidom1
@Jaidom1 10 дней назад
Thank for this video.
@DanielWiley
@DanielWiley 6 лет назад
Tommy, Thanks for sharing.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 6 лет назад
Thanks for commenting!
@jankersten6212
@jankersten6212 4 месяца назад
I'm a noob but you gave dammit good tips, thank you.
@larrytaylor7753
@larrytaylor7753 5 лет назад
The script is a great idea. Thank you. My first CW QSO was a disaster. He answered my CQ and I started shaking so hard I could barely send my call.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 5 лет назад
Oh man, I'm so sorry. Try not to worry too much because none of it is that important. No one cares too much they just move on. Fail often and learn fast!
@larrytaylor7753
@larrytaylor7753 5 лет назад
AnythingWithWheels Oh, I’m over it now. Getting more comfortable all the time.
@ChrisGozzardThatPhysicsGuy
@ChrisGozzardThatPhysicsGuy 6 лет назад
How wide is your screen??? that's crazy!
@Blastfence1
@Blastfence1 5 лет назад
Excellent!
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 5 лет назад
Thanks!
@patrickbuick5459
@patrickbuick5459 Год назад
I agree - repetition, but active listening, not just background noise like you described in your car "writing" on your leg with your finger. Some people have told me they translate license plates and signs as they drive. I bought a kit for a Morse tutor and love it. This one on top of the normal (amd some advanced) training also can talk to another close by via RF so two can practice send/receive.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq Год назад
Thanks for the comment I really appreciate it.
@davorco
@davorco 6 лет назад
Thanks for the video. I am close to attempting my first CW contact and your script will be very helpful. I had trouble copying it because you kept shaking the paper. After pausing many times, I was finally successful. 73 de W4ORR
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 6 лет назад
Yeah at the end of the day, it' doesn't matter. Just give it a try and whatever happens happens. : )
@user-ss6zt2mo1l
@user-ss6zt2mo1l 8 месяцев назад
The great thing about CW is that it’s simple. 5 watts can get you Worldwide with basic antennas. It’s a ton of fun.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 6 месяцев назад
Exactly
@georged8138
@georged8138 Год назад
Thank you....good video.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq Год назад
Thanks for the comment.
@Man0fMeans
@Man0fMeans 3 года назад
Software and electronics - ha! I learned Morse Code from Gordon West’s audio tapes in the early 1990s. They never failed me!
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 3 года назад
Actually, I learned using Gordon's cassette tapes about 2003 also. I would play in the car over and over during my commutes. : ) I moved to software now because it's more flexible in speeds and ubiquitous and I know the letters. : )
@OldF1000
@OldF1000 7 лет назад
A decoder is a must for learning to send with a straight key If a decoder can read what you are sending you have a clean fist
@guardianobserver6593
@guardianobserver6593 7 лет назад
CD S The fat snob guys at the other end, doesn't deserve this kind of things. Let them exchange cards and talk about their expensive radios.
@ddkkrlsn
@ddkkrlsn 2 года назад
Live the video 👍 I want to get that lambic keyer you have , make and model please ? Thanks much
@g0mhc
@g0mhc 6 лет назад
Great video. Thanks for promoting what is the best mode on Amateur Radio bar non. Good point from K5HJ, learn iambic keying, much easier. Just one little niggle and we have all done it, when you sent the two LL's in CALL you just squashed them together a tad, something to watch out for :O) May the Morse stay with you. 73 George ps The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. All the letters of the alphabet.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 6 лет назад
Ha! Love it great comment.
@OnkelDude
@OnkelDude 3 года назад
I learned using Jerry Ziliak's cassette tapes. Ziliak (KB6MT) trains you using sentences backwards and learning groups by associating a code instantly with a letter. That way, your brain doesn't anticipate letters. Also, never look at a Boy Scout letter-to-code table. You provide good advice all around, thanks.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 3 года назад
Thanks Patrick
@TheArtofEngineering
@TheArtofEngineering 2 года назад
And it is beautiful in it’s simplicity. A beautiful language which it seems will never die!!!! Used it at sea for a few short months. We should all QRS to encourage newcomers and never answer quicker than the caller…..
@MyTube4Utoo
@MyTube4Utoo 4 года назад
Good stuff!
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 4 года назад
Thanks!
@joeblow8593
@joeblow8593 2 года назад
Good info
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 2 года назад
Glad it was helpful!
@MyTube4Utoo
@MyTube4Utoo 4 года назад
I learned CW in (1989) by listening to Gordon West cassette tapes. I just remember that 'E' was the first letter taught. I was able to pass my (required for NOVICE Class) 5 wpw within about (2) weeks.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 4 года назад
I learned by GW tapes as well about year 2002. I had to pass a 13wpm test!
@MyTube4Utoo
@MyTube4Utoo 4 года назад
@@hamradiocq I couldn't do even close to (13 wpm) now. I just started back a couple of days ago, and could barely remember some of the alphabet! I could always send faster than I could receive, which is probably the case with most people, and I may be about (10 wpw) on send now. I have a straight key coming Monday, and with all the resources available now, I will get it together, and hopefully quickly. I just really wanna get up to speed with a straight key.
@user-bx7vw8yr3g
@user-bx7vw8yr3g 7 лет назад
Sorry for diletant question)))But what is the maximum distance avaliable for you with the strong amateurish antenna? Is it possible to listen people from Europe or even Russia?
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 7 лет назад
I talked to France Europe, from middle-USA about a week ago. It's in my other video called this, "ICOM IC-7300 Ham Radio Contesting using MP1 Super Antenna". I don't hear Europe very often. I hear South America a lot. But they usually speak Spanish. This is not a great antenna. It's designed to be carried around lightweight. I don't have a big antenna yet. I have never heard Russia. I would love to though!!!
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 7 лет назад
It depends on the radio/electrical conditions. The radio waves bounce and skip off of the atmosphere if the sun ionizes it just right. You never know what or who you will hear!
@markanderson8066
@markanderson8066 6 лет назад
From New York with just 100 watts into a dipole, I have worked over 100 countries around the world including Japan, Australia and Antarctica. 73, WB2SMK
@andikabayu3727
@andikabayu3727 6 лет назад
AnythingWithWheels
@user-ss6zt2mo1l
@user-ss6zt2mo1l 8 месяцев назад
Last night I worked 8 stations with CW with a Radio I built from a kit. QRP Labs. The radio is the QCX+. It puts out 5W.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 6 месяцев назад
Love it
@JosephAnthonyJosefius
@JosephAnthonyJosefius 3 года назад
The ARRL has audio files you can download at various speeds.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 3 года назад
Yep, I've used those before.
@Ron_C
@Ron_C 7 лет назад
Personally, I can send 10 times better than I can copy. I like the script idea, I've found that when I have to send something off the top of my head it send like a bunch of spaced letters than a word. The script would definitely remove some apprehension! Would love to see your scripts!
@adamjonstewart
@adamjonstewart 3 года назад
Thanks for the tips! Any chance you have a blank pdf or google docs version of that script available for download?
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 3 года назад
Sorry, I don't but that's a great idea. I'll put them on me web site: hamradiocq.com/cw-qso-format-guide-cheat-sheet/
@patmb2011
@patmb2011 5 лет назад
why stress Novice bandwidth when the FCC did away with the Novice License in 2000... jst curious?
@abdula4256
@abdula4256 5 лет назад
Please do more videos best 73s
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 5 лет назад
Thanks so much!
@wallaguest1
@wallaguest1 3 года назад
any portable radio build in keyboard that auto generates the morse code?
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 3 года назад
Not of top of my head.
@awittypilot8961
@awittypilot8961 6 лет назад
What part of Wyo are you? QTH Powell by Cody. Just learning CW. Gotta long way to go. Love your ideas and tips. Great vid! 73 KB0BR
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 6 лет назад
I'm in Missouri, near St. Louis. Out west a bit. Thanks!
@awittypilot8961
@awittypilot8961 6 лет назад
Oh Sorry....thought I heard you say you were in wyo....hell I can't even copy words...let alone code! But I'm workin on it!
@callsignva3thm272
@callsignva3thm272 6 лет назад
thanks for these great tips. I am not sure if this question was answered, but how long did it take you to comfortably 1) read / listen 2) write / transmit. ? 73 va3thm
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 6 лет назад
Ham RadioAccount I could hear and decode very slow text in probably 4 to 8 weeks of daily study when I first started. It took longer to speed up. Lack of consistent practice has kept me from being elite. Practice equals ability
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 6 лет назад
Ham RadioAccount transmitting took me even longer because I didn't do jt much. Checkout my video on the Winkler that is the kind of valuable training tool you need to get better
@callsignva3thm272
@callsignva3thm272 6 лет назад
thanks, off topic I am very glad to see content producers like you promoting alternates to centrally controlled youtube with its censorship AI .Do check out bitchute, zerofoot print and totally browser based
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 6 лет назад
Did you see my videos on LBRY? It's also a good replacement for RU-vid, still needs development though.
@callsignva3thm272
@callsignva3thm272 6 лет назад
yes , i did, great one. I have also been looking into bitchute. I find bitchute great, purely because it doesnt require any software installs.
@Stuff_happens
@Stuff_happens 5 лет назад
Oh yea. Recording is a good idea. Going to pull some QSOs off the radio.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 5 лет назад
Yep, listen listen then listen some more.
@aravindalokam
@aravindalokam 2 года назад
7:46 golden words😁
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 2 года назад
hahahaha
@linuxromania
@linuxromania 4 года назад
Try wae cw contest, especialy qtc exchange, you will need more than few arrl practice.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 4 года назад
Ok.
@julesklakkaard71
@julesklakkaard71 4 года назад
h four dots i never count, i see it as two times two dots and when you hear 5, five dots you hear immediatly the difference i speak dutch and my english is not good but have a nice day ok
@joestubblefield1948
@joestubblefield1948 3 года назад
Any way to get a copy of your script?
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 3 года назад
Checkout my web site, I think this is it maybe. hamradiocq.com/cw-qso-format-guide-cheat-sheet/
@jackiegreen9810
@jackiegreen9810 2 года назад
you want to learn is begali spark about 130.00 if you don't want to spand too money ! and is heavy castiron !2009 i pass my code right before they drop the codei got all all abc a to z and numbers ! i kept it off and on morse code ! now i remember it now !
@bermudezhg
@bermudezhg 3 года назад
A short time ago, I read about the total failure of teaching French Resistance how to work as CW operators even after a whole year of daily Training in England. It seems that the trainees learned how to pass the courses and then, be a total failure in receiving stuff. They where able to send messages back to England but not understand the messages from Home base in England.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 3 года назад
That's interesting Manuel. I bet their hearts weren't in it. You gotta really want to learn.
@pasijaskari
@pasijaskari 2 года назад
TNX for a good CW practise ideas. I am writing everything and everywhere by CW. Traffic marks, shops names... My next step is, that I want my own CW key. 73' de OH6HFO
@magnetus26
@magnetus26 6 лет назад
great video. hope to see you @ Hamcation . 73 N4MMT
@williampugh1747
@williampugh1747 5 лет назад
Great presentation. 73, W7YF.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 5 лет назад
Thanks friend
@ursschlegel4948
@ursschlegel4948 4 года назад
Going through the alphabet? The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 4 года назад
I don't think any dog would allow that to go unnoticed.
@homebrewham-m0omo977
@homebrewham-m0omo977 4 года назад
Very Helpful many thanks DE 2e0SHI 73's
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 4 года назад
Thank you!
@okhamradio
@okhamradio 2 года назад
It’s really hard for me to learn this stuff
@bermudezhg
@bermudezhg 3 года назад
My Problem is the Abreviations that Hams use = Too Manny..... I know CQ, CQ, de etc.....But soon I get lost and I cant answer if I don't undestand.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 3 года назад
I agree. I still have to look up these things every day.
@alishabeerali5709
@alishabeerali5709 5 лет назад
Where I get Cw key pad
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 5 лет назад
EBay. Hamfests. Online. Google cw keys
@abdula4256
@abdula4256 5 лет назад
Tnx best 73s to u De a71br
@williamcoarsey5222
@williamcoarsey5222 4 года назад
Do you work from home?
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 4 года назад
I work from home sporadically. Maybe 1 to 2 times per week.
@sleezymechanic
@sleezymechanic 4 года назад
okay I know they did this shit for a lot cheaper back in the day. As a person new to transmitting but studying morse code, what is the cheapest and easiest way to transmit morse code only to my grandpa? He is only 200 miles away.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 4 года назад
I think it's just not cheap anymore for todays radios.
@sleezymechanic
@sleezymechanic 4 года назад
@@hamradiocq what's the cheapest for Morse code only that you would recommend
@julianopificius6910
@julianopificius6910 4 года назад
​@@sleezymechanic check out the QCX kit from QRP-Labs.com; $49 for a single band CW transceiver - www.qrp-labs.com/qcx.html it's a steal. I have two - a 20m and a 40m version - best for day and night, respectively. You need to think about an antenna, though, as that is quite important... Though the QCX will, even with only 5W, get out much further with the right antenna, as you only want to get out 200 miles or so, you have two obvious choices for antennas: a low-mounted horizontal (even as low as 8 feet should do it) will radiate almost vertically and give you a short bounce (what they call NVIS, or Near Vertical Incidence Skywave); and a half-wave vertical will give you direct - if omnidirectional - radiation at a nice low angle. NVIS only works on the lower bands, like 80m and 40m, and 80m only works at night, so I suggest you get a 40m transceiver. A quarter-wave vertical, in contrast to a half wave, is easier to put up - especially on 40m, where a half-wave is 66 feet high - but its radiation pattern is such that low angle emission isn't as good, so you might skip right over grandpa. The horizontal - which is what I use right now - is probably your best choice. Oh, one more thing: while 5W will just about be enough for CW with NVIS, with reasonable weather conditions, if you want to go SSB you'll almost certainly need at least 20W. Good luck!
@aaronm9478
@aaronm9478 5 лет назад
For ARRL CW practice schedule: www.arrl.org/w1aw-operating-schedule
@ky4tgtodd203
@ky4tgtodd203 3 года назад
Thanks! This was helpful. 73 KM4OCJ
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 3 года назад
You're welcome!
@chuckthecreeks1182
@chuckthecreeks1182 5 лет назад
video started at 4h20
@walshgeo
@walshgeo 2 года назад
Good job with the video. I just bought my first paddle and am trying to learn the letters in my head. You are right. copying and sending are two different skill sets. 73 George KB3WAQ
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 2 года назад
Yup
@robj1646
@robj1646 6 лет назад
Although I agree with most - if not all - of your recommendations, you are lacking practice yourself. If you are sufficiently familiar with the sound of each character, there should not be a problem with J and 1 or V and 4. Also your iambic key skills seem to be at a novice level. With a proper iambic key, you should send a C by just squeezing the paddles in a way that you hit the right paddle (dash) first. In the demo you are sending every dash and dot separately, therefore making too many finger movements. This is why you can't speed up your code. Finally computer decoders are a valuable tool for learning how to key clean code, but they are virtually worthless if you hook them up to a live amateur band because they miss too much. The program CwGet is doing a fair job, if properly fine-tuned. But nevertheless, nice video! Rob PA3BSV
@brianmccue888
@brianmccue888 4 года назад
is that how an iambic key works? you press and hold and it auto repeats? so strange.
@julianopificius6910
@julianopificius6910 4 года назад
Not sure why you think it's strange; maybe because your understanding isn't complete. It isn't the key itself, it's the "keyer" function (usually software, nowadays) in the transceiver that produces the correctly metered and spaced dits and dahs. The "twin paddle" key merely tells the keyer what to do. If you squeeze both paddles, the first identified paddle triggers the first tone, then the keyer continues to produce alternating length activations of the transmitter (we call them tones, because that's how we identify the activity; a CW transmitter doesn't actually send a tone) with the appropriate spacing, as configured by the operator in the keyer settings. The "iambic" part refers to the poetic rhythm of the "deDUM, deDUM" that results from the continuously repeating pattern. It may (or may not) interest you to know that the opposite - "DUMde DUMde" pattern is, technically speaking, "trochaic", not iambic. So, given that it is the combination of the key and the keyer function that produces the phenomenon, if we were technically correct and complete we would call the key & keyer an "iambic/trochaic keying system".
@globedimmer8286
@globedimmer8286 4 года назад
Don't try to memorize a written morse code chart, it will only impede your progress in learning it. When you hear the sound think of the letter. Good luck and wishing you many enjoying contacts. 73, AH0D, Saipan
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 4 года назад
Noted!
@frankartieta4887
@frankartieta4887 9 месяцев назад
Practice 20 minutes a day And only practice what you can not copy 100 percent No point in practice of anything you can copy 100 percent There is no learning what you already know Just a waste of time Keep practicing and pushing for what you can not quite copy 20 minutes a day Every day
@usernamemykel
@usernamemykel Год назад
Thank you for the vid, from a CW newbie. Now make your bed.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq Год назад
Thanks for the comment I really appreciate it.
@davidlean2879
@davidlean2879 7 лет назад
What the heck make is that computer screeen?
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 7 лет назад
ASUS 26" wide screen. I"m a programmer by trade...
@sergeybelov1682
@sergeybelov1682 5 лет назад
Why do we need CW if DIGI exists nowadays?
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 5 лет назад
So we can communicate without a computer.
@julianopificius6910
@julianopificius6910 4 года назад
I think that's like asking why a dog sticks its head out of the window of a moving car: if you have to ask the question, you wouldn't understand the answer :-)
@hcy0
@hcy0 4 года назад
The guy was German and called Koch, not Kock. 73
@kkkkk5513
@kkkkk5513 4 года назад
.... . . _.. . _.. _ _ _.
@guardianobserver6593
@guardianobserver6593 7 лет назад
Why man? Go out with your family. You can easily travel to all countries of the world and spend precious time together. The times where one could talk with distant countries are passed.
@guardianobserver6593
@guardianobserver6593 7 лет назад
Surplus Firearm And with who you are talking? And what kind of information you exchange with them? Look at the ham fest around the world, look those ham operators here on you tube, hear them on radio. They are stacked in their chairs, incapable to talk like human beings, snobs, and overweight,. They are the principal cause, many young operators, after few months leave the hobby for good.
@Scottie1152
@Scottie1152 6 лет назад
Idiot
@jerrykrautenstaben6584
@jerrykrautenstaben6584 6 лет назад
Guardian Observer OK Debbie downer.
@Adamsnadler214
@Adamsnadler214 5 лет назад
Why do you hate ham radio so much. Amateur radio theory is actually really important in electronic repair, especially with amplifiers.
@user-wg3fe3ij2o
@user-wg3fe3ij2o 8 месяцев назад
​@guardianobserver6593 true, or you could learn a musical instrument instead. Piano has many keys to tap
@daveperry7719
@daveperry7719 6 лет назад
I wasted several minutes of my life learning why you think learning morse is a good idea. Your video should reflect the content.
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 6 лет назад
I doubt minutes of your life matter anyway
@BirdWhisperer46
@BirdWhisperer46 3 года назад
Can't watch, too many mistakes
@hamradiocq
@hamradiocq 3 года назад
Tnx for flagging yourself as a nasty commenter and blocked victim. See my nasty comments video cuz you made it. Congrats!
@BirdWhisperer46
@BirdWhisperer46 3 года назад
@@hamradiocq Shut up meathead.
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