I hear all words or even whole sentences. It’s like having a conversation with someone. The only thing I write down is the other person’s call sign.

But there’s different ways for different folks. Ask 10 hams how to lean morse code and you get 15 ways! Use what works for you and have fun!

I’m actually split. Sometimes I hear words, other times I hear letters. For instance, friends’ callsigns I hear as a word. Most Q-codes also. I also hear words towards the end of a sentence. I find myself listening to the first few letters and then ‘expecting’ certain words. Same applies to sending code. Q-codes, CQ, my callsign, all these…

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Don’t over analyze learning the code. It’s nothing more than reading with your ears and writing with a key.

Did you learn to read by copying down random letter groups? No!

Once you have the basic characters memorized, get on the air and use them. Speed and head copy will come with use and exerience. It’s harder to find long conversations on the…

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Not particularly overwhelmed. I’m almost all of my operating is CW with a very rare op on SSB. Everything else is “that other stuff”.

I have seen on CW boards on Facebook advice to not learn to copy letters but rather go faster and learn to head copy whole words. The reason being that this will allow one to copy at higher speeds. It makes sense; I find myself “head copying” on occasion. However, this is because we speak in known words. However, it seems to me that if one…

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We all know the drill: the radios work, the antennas are tuned, and the generator is gassed up. But do we actually have a place to set up?

For those who leave the home shack for Field Day, Winter Field Day, or special events, outdoor site acquisition is often the most stressful part of the planning phase. We look everywhere:

• Public…

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Are there any tech class hams interested in CW? I have 99% CW in my 32 year ham career, and would like to share ideas, knowledge and operating with people interested in Morse code, CW, QRP(low power), and whatever else might come up.

There are some amazing little single-band CW rigs these days that can get you on HF for under $60. With a…

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Sharing an experience I had this weekend. A friend of mine, just bought an FT-DX10 (just like yours Andy 😉 and actually because of you). We connected two antennas, with a switch, and happily tried our first QSO. Success! What surprised me/us was that the power meter was showing about 50W! Oh wow, okay, what now? So I looked at all the…

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With all the tornadoes and severe weather here in Ohio how many of you not only practice collectively as a group (A.R.E.S Auxcomm, RACES,CERT, Etc.) but also as a family or neighborhood and or personally to sharpen your skills. I run a storm spotter team and we even practice during the winter and do a after action report, I also run scenarios…

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