NOVICE CW OP WHERE TO FIND SLOW SPEED MORSE CODE TO COPY

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Published 2024-02-11

I hear a lot of new operators complain that they can't find people sending QRS (slow speed morse code) to practice copying. But they are out there. Here are a few suggestions about where to find them as you practice to get ready to get on the air.

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All Comments (9)

@W4EMB 3 months ago

thanks Keith. I make long boring videos of my POTA activations . I do it at 15wpm so that people can just grab a pencil and pad and sit back and listen and copy. I make the videos just for people to use as copy practice. Thanks for the video
@edwilliams968 yesterday

Gotta tell ya, as a novice I worked a lot of Canadian's on CW. My Elmer and my dad installed my antenna one day while I was at school. It was oriented East West which meant the main lobes went North Sout. I didn't understand his comment when he left, "Don't work any Canadians". LOL. Had many a QSO with them!
@ralphnunn3 2 months ago

Thanks - good information. I discovered this all by accident, and by second-hand information. You talked about 'real-life', and different sending styles (fists) of others. Other things to also factor in are the different types of keys that people use. You've got the straight key, of course. But, then you have the bugs, and the cooties. I had a hard time (at first) copying code from those using bugs. But, you begin to hear them better the more you do it. Getting on the air for the first time was scary, but like anything - the more you do it, the easier it gets.
@MrStanwyck 2 months ago

Very good information. Thanks for making your video. Learning Morse code is on my list of things to learn. Bill, KC2KNA
@geraldscott4302 11 days ago

I never got above 5-6 wpm. I barely passed my novice test back in '88. I then immediately got my technician license, but had to wait a really long time to upgrade to general. To me, once you get much above 5 wpm, it just becomes an unintelligible mess. None of those "guaranteed to work" methods worked. I have never used code on the air, and have no desire to do so.
@artistadavide 14 days ago

How do you get to have two VE3 call signs?
@dalewagnerW1EW 3 months ago

Don’t listen to Ed. He’s not boring at all.😂 thank you very much Keith that was a great video. I really appreciate it. Dale KC1TRN🎙️
@ClayExtrudingExpert 21 days ago

Super! Thanks for the encouragement. 73 K6KRG