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  1. From AD0WE's QRZ page, I found The Art and Skill of Radio-Telegraphy by N0HFF, which is the first Morse Code learning resource I've read that recommends a practice that I started doing naturally: vividly imagining morse as a learning technique.

    Sit quietly in a chair, close your eyes, relax, and imagine you are hearing each letter sound (just as you heard it), taking them one at a time, and immediately recognizing it or writing it down with a pencil. Make the picture as realistic and vivid as you can, even to imagining the "feeling" the pencil writing on the paper. Feel a sense of satisfaction of doing it right. Three to five minutes practice this way at any one time is probably enough. You can then repeat this kind of mental practice with each new group of characters as you learn them, and it will greatly strengthen the habit you are trying to build.

    I practice both sending and receiving code with vivid imagination. To this day, I have trouble with D/B and B/6, and I have improved by vividly imagining hearing them and speaking (rather than writing) them, but I do this practice with all symbols. I also vividly imagine sending. I'll use memorized text, and imagine sending the whole thing, down to imagining feeling the particular key I'm imagining that I'm using between my thumb and fingers.

    I have found this practice helpful.

    #HamRadio #MorseCode #CW

  2. RE: mastodon.online/@aslankemalasl

    Mors kodlarına lise yıllarımdan beri merâkım var. İlgimin nasıl başladığını hatırlamıyorum. Fakat o yıllarda bir çok konu hakkında bilgi edindiğim TÜBİTAK'ın Bilim Teknik Dergisinden şüpheleniyorum

    Mors ve özellikle "Maniple" ile ilgili bir sürü YouTube kanalına aboneyim

    Fakat nedense çok pahalı oldukları için hâlâ bir maniple alamadım ve daha da kötüsü Mors kodunu hâlâ öğrenemedim

    Oynayacak güzel oyuncağım olmayınca canım öğrenmek istemiyor ツ

    #SW #SWListening #morse #morsecode #radio

  3. #HamRadio #MorseCode operators, get ready for #CW on ARRL/RAC Field Day! Use my version of Morse Walker to prepare to key (or keyboard!) your way to successful QSOs.

    1. Choose "Field Day" at the top.
    2. Set your Section and Class under "Your Station Settings" (and adjust "Responding Station Settings" and "Effects Settings" as desired).
    3. Press return in the "Response" or click "CQ".
    4. Copy a call as usual in Morse Walker, and press return to send. As usual, when you copy correctly, it moves to the next entry when you press enter.
    5. Copy Class (which currently won't be above 20 in this simulation, even though a few real station are) and press tab (not enter) to move to the next box.
    6. Copy Section in the final box and press enter to send TU and your call sign for the next caller.

    This is not hyper-realistic, but it's good enough practice to set you up for success. It's a trainer not a simulator. A couple things that you might notice:

    • It sends more higher class numbers than you will see in practice. That's on purpose, so that you won't get thrown when you hear "18A" over the air.
    • I did not add any mapping between section and call area. There's no weighting in my simulation that makes 4-calls likelier to be in the eastern seaboard. There's not even a mapping from Canadian call areas to sections, even though that's a requirement in Canada. Roll with it.
    • You can't send "CLS?" or "SEC?" to ask for fills. Class and section are one-shot, just like RST and state in Morse Walker's POTA mode.

    The other change I made is that it shows how many stations were in the pileup, which seemed important information to me to put against how many attempts it took to pull a correct call out of the pileup.

    Thanks to W6NYC Henry for creating Morse Walker and making it open source, so that I could implement this. (I made a pull request so he can add this to the official version if he wants.)

  4. It is pretty rare that the fields of cryptocurrency, web3 bulls***, AI bots and ... Morse code! overlap .... 😅

    > A user on X just managed to trick Grok and Bankrbot into sending around $200K in free tokens. The message that bypassed the AI safety was written in Morse code, making it easily readable only to the bots.

    cryptopolitan.com/user-tricked

    But of course as usual in that sphere after a short moment of panic and horror everything just continues as usual:

    > Following the exploit, the DebtReliefBot (DRB) token crashed and recovered to its usual baseline.

    #nft #llm #ai #morsecode #crypto #heist

  5. It is pretty rare that the fields of cryptocurrency, web3 bulls***, AI bots and ... Morse code! overlap .... 😅

    > A user on X just managed to trick Grok and Bankrbot into sending around $200K in free tokens. The message that bypassed the AI safety was written in Morse code, making it easily readable only to the bots.

    cryptopolitan.com/user-tricked

    But of course as usual in that sphere after a short moment of panic and horror everything just continues as usual:

    > Following the exploit, the DebtReliefBot (DRB) token crashed and recovered to its usual baseline.

    #nft #llm #ai #morsecode #crypto #heist

  6. It is pretty rare that the fields of cryptocurrency, web3 bulls***, AI bots and ... Morse code! overlap .... 😅

    > A user on X just managed to trick Grok and Bankrbot into sending around $200K in free tokens. The message that bypassed the AI safety was written in Morse code, making it easily readable only to the bots.

    cryptopolitan.com/user-tricked

    But of course as usual in that sphere after a short moment of panic and horror everything just continues as usual:

    > Following the exploit, the DebtReliefBot (DRB) token crashed and recovered to its usual baseline.

    #nft #llm #ai #morsecode #crypto #heist

  7. It is pretty rare that the fields of cryptocurrency, web3 bulls***, AI bots and ... Morse code! overlap .... 😅

    > A user on X just managed to trick Grok and Bankrbot into sending around $200K in free tokens. The message that bypassed the AI safety was written in Morse code, making it easily readable only to the bots.

    cryptopolitan.com/user-tricked

    But of course as usual in that sphere after a short moment of panic and horror everything just continues as usual:

    > Following the exploit, the DebtReliefBot (DRB) token crashed and recovered to its usual baseline.

    #nft #llm #ai #morsecode #crypto #heist

  8. It is pretty rare that the fields of cryptocurrency, web3 bulls***, AI bots and ... Morse code! overlap .... 😅

    > A user on X just managed to trick Grok and Bankrbot into sending around $200K in free tokens. The message that bypassed the AI safety was written in Morse code, making it easily readable only to the bots.

    cryptopolitan.com/user-tricked

    But of course as usual in that sphere after a short moment of panic and horror everything just continues as usual:

    > Following the exploit, the DebtReliefBot (DRB) token crashed and recovered to its usual baseline.

    #nft #llm #ai #morsecode #crypto #heist

  9. I activated US-0806 today. Forgot to take any pictures. Sorry. I am terrible at #POTA writeups I guess. 15 more #MorseCode QSOs for the log. At this rate I'll get my kilo around the summer of 2045. 😂

  10. I activated US-0806 today. Forgot to take any pictures. Sorry. I am terrible at #POTA writeups I guess. 15 more #MorseCode QSOs for the log. At this rate I'll get my kilo around the summer of 2045. 😂

  11. I activated US-0806 today. Forgot to take any pictures. Sorry. I am terrible at #POTA writeups I guess. 15 more #MorseCode QSOs for the log. At this rate I'll get my kilo around the summer of 2045. 😂

  12. I activated US-0806 today. Forgot to take any pictures. Sorry. I am terrible at #POTA writeups I guess. 15 more #MorseCode QSOs for the log. At this rate I'll get my kilo around the summer of 2045. 😂

  13. @sergio_101
    I barely passed my 13 wpm test after a year of being a novice. But once it became easier to make QSOs and work better operators as a general, I progressed quickly. Making contacts and handling traffic did it for me.
    #amateurradio #morsecode #cw

  14. #AmateurRadio #CW #MorseCode #HamRadio

    I learned by listening to the #GordonWest cassette series from #RadioShack. When I took my tests, I think the license I got was called Tech Plus, or something like that.

    I passed the 5wpm test, and they talked me into taking the 13wpm test. Somehow, I passed it, so at least I didn't have to take another code test for a while.

    I never really could do #CW until I got on the air. There was a #Novice portion of #40m, and I hung out there, and it all worked

  15. #OnThisDay #SierraLeone was granted its independence (1961) from the United Kingdom.

    #Zambia national football team plane crashed (1993). All 25 passengers and five crew members were killed.

    Birth Anniversary of Samuel Morse (1791) - co-developer of #MorseCode and helped to develop the commercial use of #Telegraphy.

    knowledgezone.co.in/news

  16. 🚨 Warning: Old Man Yells About Vintage Radio Parts! 🚨 Our DIY telecom hero takes a nostalgic trip down memory lane, crafting a homemade #PBX with the fervor of a kid in a 1940s electronics store. Spoiler: Morse code aspirations went the way of rotary phones—never learned 🤷‍♂️📞.
    wandel.ca/homepage/pbx.html #OldManYells #VintageRadio #DIYTelecom #Nostalgia #MorseCode #HackerNews #ngated

  17. #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #ssb #MorseCode #CW

    My experience is pretty boring, i think. I don't know how exotic my QSOs get, as when i was SUPER active, I didn't know how to tell how exotic a station was.

    Most all the #DX i have ever done was #MorseCode

    But i did hit the #MIR on #2m #VHF back in the day. that seemed pretty exotic.

  18. #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #ssb #MorseCode #CW

    My experience is pretty boring, i think. I don't know how exotic my QSOs get, as when i was SUPER active, I didn't know how to tell how exotic a station was.

    Most all the #DX i have ever done was #MorseCode

    But i did hit the #MIR on #2m #VHF back in the day. that seemed pretty exotic.

  19. #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #ssb #MorseCode #CW

    My experience is pretty boring, i think. I don't know how exotic my QSOs get, as when i was SUPER active, I didn't know how to tell how exotic a station was.

    Most all the #DX i have ever done was #MorseCode

    But i did hit the #MIR on #2m #VHF back in the day. that seemed pretty exotic.

  20. #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #ssb #MorseCode #CW

    My experience is pretty boring, i think. I don't know how exotic my QSOs get, as when i was SUPER active, I didn't know how to tell how exotic a station was.

    Most all the #DX i have ever done was #MorseCode

    But i did hit the #MIR on #2m #VHF back in the day. that seemed pretty exotic.

  21. #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #ssb #MorseCode #CW

    My experience is pretty boring, i think. I don't know how exotic my QSOs get, as when i was SUPER active, I didn't know how to tell how exotic a station was.

    Most all the #DX i have ever done was #MorseCode

    But i did hit the #MIR on #2m #VHF back in the day. that seemed pretty exotic.

  22. Question of the day - #HamRadio #AmateurRadio

    What's the most exotic station you've ever made contact with? Which mode did you use?

    #ssb #MorseCode #CW

  23. On this 2026 #worldamateurradioday may as well take advantage of stormy weather to complete assembly of my @qrplabs 60 meter #qrp #qcxmini #amateurradio #hamradio CW #morsecode #qrpradio as all toroids are wound ready for placement from my kitchen makeshift workshop.

  24. so, i made a bunch of #CW contacts on #SKCC this weekend. On closing QSOs, I did the full “shave and a haricut" instead of dit-dit.. and it was totally cool to hear that other ops were doing the same thing.

    #MorseCode #HamRadio #AmatuerRadio

  25. This weekend, I am gonna participate in the #SKCC #WES ..

    Since this is #StraightKey territory, I am gonna end call contacts with the old school "shave and a haircut" instead of just sending dit-dit.

    Just cuz that was my favorite part of #MorseCode back when all I had was the #novice band on #40m.

    #HamRadio #AmateurRadio

  26. #HamRadio #AmateurRadio

    The most surprising thing I heard was people talking about weed and hookers.. but on #CW , not #SSB . I think I still have my notes on that one somewhere.. it was just ont the kinda thing i am used to seeing on #MorseCode.

  27. ..-. .-. --- -- / -.. --- - / -.. .- ... .... / - --- / ... .-.. .- ... .... / .-- . / .--- --- .. -. / - .... . / -.. --- - ... / .. -. / --- ..- .-. / .-.. .. ...- . ... / . - . .-. -. .- .-.. / .--. ..- --.. --.. .-.. .
    morsecode.world/m?m=eJxjYhIRcS
    #haiku #senyru #MorseCode

  28. ..-. .-. --- -- / -.. --- - / -.. .- ... .... / - --- / ... .-.. .- ... .... / .-- . / .--- --- .. -. / - .... . / -.. --- - ... / .. -. / --- ..- .-. / .-.. .. ...- . ... / . - . .-. -. .- .-.. / .--. ..- --.. --.. .-.. .
    morsecode.world/m?m=eJxjYhIRcS
    #haiku #senyru #MorseCode

  29. ..-. .-. --- -- / -.. --- - / -.. .- ... .... / - --- / ... .-.. .- ... .... / .-- . / .--- --- .. -. / - .... . / -.. --- - ... / .. -. / --- ..- .-. / .-.. .. ...- . ... / . - . .-. -. .- .-.. / .--. ..- --.. --.. .-.. .
    morsecode.world/m?m=eJxjYhIRcS
    #haiku #senyru #MorseCode

  30. I feel like I need to reevaluate how I send #RST reports in #MorseCode.

    After three decades of homebrew and #qrp radios without an S-Meter, I finally have a radio with one.

    Signals that I normally give a 559 don't even move the S-meter.

    Signals that I would give 599, maybe push the S-Meter to S-2

    Signals that push the s-meter to S-9 are MASSIVE signals. Overwhelmingly massive.

  31. Finally a 36 hour reprieve from thunderstorms and rain. Took time to make some #SKCC #SKCCgroup @skccgroup #HamRadio #MorseCode CW contacts before it starts again on Saturday.

  32. ☔️🚫 #Canada shuts down its #weather #radio service, leaving "Radio Amateurs of Canada" to play #meteorologist. Because who needs professional forecasts when you have the guy who still uses Morse code? 📻😂
    rac.ca/rac-responds-to-the-clo #Shutdown #RadioAmateurs #MorseCode #Humor #HackerNews #ngated

  33. ☔️🚫 #Canada shuts down its #weather #radio service, leaving "Radio Amateurs of Canada" to play #meteorologist. Because who needs professional forecasts when you have the guy who still uses Morse code? 📻😂
    rac.ca/rac-responds-to-the-clo #Shutdown #RadioAmateurs #MorseCode #Humor #HackerNews #ngated

  34. ☔️🚫 #Canada shuts down its #weather #radio service, leaving "Radio Amateurs of Canada" to play #meteorologist. Because who needs professional forecasts when you have the guy who still uses Morse code? 📻😂
    rac.ca/rac-responds-to-the-clo #Shutdown #RadioAmateurs #MorseCode #Humor #HackerNews #ngated

  35. ☔️🚫 #Canada shuts down its #weather #radio service, leaving "Radio Amateurs of Canada" to play #meteorologist. Because who needs professional forecasts when you have the guy who still uses Morse code? 📻😂
    rac.ca/rac-responds-to-the-clo #Shutdown #RadioAmateurs #MorseCode #Humor #HackerNews #ngated

  36. We are a few weeks away from Spring in the U.S. and Mr. #QRPer Thomas @K4SWL @qrper shows how he inspects his Field Kits for upcoming portable operations #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #QRP #POTA #parksontheair #SOTA #summitsOnTheAir #SSB #MorseCode

    qrper.com/