I am often asked,... "how easy is it to learn morse code?" or " can you teach me morse code?" ... however, when I tell people that it is as easy as you make it.. but it needs lots of dedication and practice, they seem to be a bit disappointed...
However... Morse can be learned, in just over two weeks... no..you will not be able to send and receive very fast... but you should be able to read slow morse ( about 5 wpm ) and send some morse messages .
Here is an excellent guide to what letters to learn.... which order to learn them in...and how to use those letters learned to make up words....
To start off sending, you do not really need a key.... as you hear the sound, and see the symbols on the screen, you can practice, just by tapping on a desktop or even your leg, if you are travelling on a bus or a train... so , you can utilise the spare time when travelling to swot up on your morse receiving, and also practice your sending too !...
Another program that is really excellent for all levels, from beginner to "reasonable" operator standard, is G4FON Koch Morse Trainer.
For more information click here....
NOTE..... Scroll down below the description text for the actual download button....
With the G4FON Koch system, you will learn two letters, at the speed you want to achieve...say 15 wpm... then when you "know" them, you can add another letter, and so on, until you have mastered them all...
Once you have mastered the alphabet, and the punctuation, and the numbers, you can start to "introduce" technical difficulty, such as noise, fading, key clicks etc...
You can even introduce your own text, and have the program send the morse to you...
To help you to gain confidence, and learn the rhythm, practice sending 5 letter groups, ....
here is 150 groups of 5 letters, that you can copy and paste into the G4FON program for reception practice... or you can use this page for practice sending..
You can also use CWCOM to practice with...you do not need to "connect" .. just click your mouse on screen, and you are in "local" ... ! ..
GR 150
BT
26464 ALFA JULIETT BRAVO ZULU
ZULU MIKE TANGO RHZRX SRAKD
SAIDY VNTGF LEXZN SNGRY YMDKD
LNKTE JJJCV LJTKR PTDOE MXVFU
JJZOI DLQQL NYAVD QLWDT WQEHU
FFEOF LASTB CCVCB EEKSA SSVOQ
KXPKP GVPDU QYLJJ WMSAV XLSJH
FILYI EPMBK JMBWE SHQSL GRJYO
JLOLM SCHVG LAWNJ FXFHS YTGCA
JOSAN KICMM TLXWV JZKAK WHZAL - - B 50
ZKILR VSOHM IRPQT WTTFP EOZKD
DQIKQ ZEMJS BNHYJ AHYUB YTITI
KFVTQ ITEIC TRQCX WOTJS MWBNB
DAEOF ZGKQP OLGRQ OVNOE GDMBX
LVACL EZJSV JCUUU BWFBT DSKSO
JFEPQ JLUKX QEMDJ RXFIM XBMHE
BWNWC BUNGH GUQXS BTFST PZHRX
VIJLX SCYBG CAYYP MEUZI ACYBG
CAYYP MEUZI FUHQJ VEJMN CSSXC
JVRRY PHACI LAKTZ LTKLH OPPUA – - B 100
FHZBM OAEBB NRJRQ UNPHX FFYUY
FFMRF NAXHR YZJZG TOAAW LYWXQ
BWIUN GNSIW ZJMEF SGTAX CEHII
CNRHU AYJVN WSQGV GDDQJ XEBIY
BSAAV FNVWI DPVBE GUACH JHPLV
JPCXW PCTEG INISY BADPO ITSXK
HYITX PNMEJ XTSTM VATUM DPKMF
REBCH GGREZ VZDJD NALTH HJMEC
ULOWY XIIIS RMQHM MUOKQ WGBWP
WEKGD IWTRA JOQMJ IMRRL TRCXE
BT
GR150
If you find this helpful, then I would appreciate any comments.
