- Learning CW - Koch Method by N1IRZ (the ONLY way, in MY opinion).
- Morsum Magnificat beginner page.
- The Art & Skill of Radio Telegraphy - Book by N0HFF(now SK), William G. Pierpont (1 Mb.). Freeware. Local copy here
- A Beginner's Guide to Making CW Contacts - Article by Jack Wagoner WB8FSV.
- HFRadio.org - NW7US Morse Code (CW) Radio Center
See eHam reviews here Koch Method CW Trainer for Windows
The program supports international characters, define them in the setup menu. You can also download CommonNor.zip with files containing common norwegian words. Just rename the approptiate file to common.txt and put it in the program directory. A backup of the original file could come in handy if you would like to brush up on your english morse reception :) Another list of 100 common english words.
It's possible to record the session to a wave or mp3 file for later use. I have on several occasions recorded stories and articles in morse code onto a minidisk for playing while I am driving. This way I can read and drive at the same time, right ..?
- CWPlayer by F6DQM. A very interesting morse trainer, with a plethora of functions. Especially the QUIZ part is probably good for reflex keyboard training. Can generate both noise and QSB. Local copy is here. This program is definately worth a look.
- MorseGen is a simple program the purpose of which is to generate Morse Code at whatever speed you feel comfortable reading, according to G4ILO. Local copy of MorseGen here
- MorseCat by DK5CI - A good program for learning Morse with the Koch method. If you can't download from there, I secured a copy that you can download from here.
- Morse Midi by VE3NEA - Converts text to morse code in midi format. I also have a local copy here.
- MorseRunner A nice Contest trainer by VE3NEA for Windows, local copy here
This is a quite new and freeware contest trainer with pileup
capabilities and competition mode. Scores can be posted on the
Internet. I've also tested this thing with WINE in Mandrake Linux 10.1,
and it works flawlessly. So this is just as good for Linux as for
Windows XP.
- Pilemania is a technically good pileup trainer for Windows. Local copy is here. The user interface is a bit basic, but the audio and pileups are very nice. This software is also freeware.
- MorseTest
is a simple "Contest simulator" aimed at helping non-highspeeders
aquiring the skill required to wet one's feet in one of the major CW
contests. By G4ILO.
Local copy of MorseTest is here. Read the instructions on the authors web page on how to use MorseTest, as there are no instructions in the software itself.
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- RUFZ
Also check out this, for improving your receiving skills. When I first
tried it my score was around 7000. After a couple of tries I was up to
around 9000 with 225 cpm speed. My current RUFZ score is 32011 and
320(357 max) cpm. Download RUFZ v3.2 Check out the RUFZ toplist here.
- Also check out PED Pileup trainer, which is
an excellent tool for contest and DXpedition training. It actually
generates pileups with up to 16 stations calling at the same time.
Download PED 5.19
Both of the above programs are for MSDOS, and will not run under newer windows versions. That's quite a pity since they are both excellent pieces of software. The PED actually sounds like a real pileup. It's actually worth taking the hassle of firing up an old dos box, just to make these two programs work. I have them running on an old Toshiba 440cdx laptop, where they work without sound drivers !
- www.morsecode.dutch.nl - The "Ultimate Morse Code Web Site" or so they call it.
- N9BOR Morse code links, is a good link collection.
- HSC Radio Telegraphy High Speed Club.
- Morsum Magnificat The Morsecode Magazine.
- Morse Music mp3 generator. Odd but funny.
Point you mobile wap browser to: http://break.org/gisle/wap/generate.wml
Last changed: 30 03 2005 - 12:56