How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

Books, radio clubs, etc?

I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a method
that can check my progress and I can't find any.

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In message <tgjvio$2gfcd$1@dont-email.me>, M0TTV <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> writes

How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

Books, radio clubs, etc?

I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a
method that can check my progress and I can't find any.

Provided you've actually learned all the letters and numbers, sending is
the easy part of morse. Many teachers recommend that you don't even
think about touching a key until you can receive at (say) 6 wpm.

I'm sure that few people have had any real problems sending, as you can obviously hear what you're sending - and if it's similar to what you
hear on the air, you're probably doing it properly. I don't know if
there are any computer programs that can listen to your morse, and judge
how good it is.
--
Ian

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On 23/09/2022 10:51, M0TTV wrote:

How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

Books, radio clubs, etc?

I never got the hang of it way back then :-(

I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a method
that can check my progress and I can't find any.

If you have a morse trainer (ie a whatnot that goes bzz when you press
the key) then you can check your keying by using one of the many morse
decoder aps on a smart phone or PC.

I used fldigi to "listen" to my morse by setting the audio input to "mic"

YMMV

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Nev
It causes me a great deal of regret and remorse
that so many people are unable to understand what I write.

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On 23/09/2022 10:51, M0TTV wrote:

How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

Books, radio clubs, etc?

Books.

Note that reading morse should be the priority when learning. I can't
remember whether I taped myself sending, or used slow morse
transmissions, although probably the former.

These days you could probably use morse decoding software to check your sending. At least the earlier software is quite unforgiving.

The book I used was "LEARNING MORSE, A guide to wireless operating" 13th Edition, by H F Smith, A 'Wireless World' Book, published by Iliffe
Books Ltd, 1961 (1966 reprint), 20pp. No ISBN.

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On 23/09/2022 10:51, M0TTV wrote:

How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

Books, radio clubs, etc?

I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a method
that can check my progress and I can't find any.

Best to ind someone who uses Morse regularly - it can be done online -
and get their feedback. Like speech, there are a lot of nuances in
aending coherently that you really *need* feedback.

More than one collaborator is better.

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

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On 23/09/2022 10:51, M0TTV wrote:

How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

Books, radio clubs, etc?

I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a method
that can check my progress and I can't find any.

I was taught by an ex-wireless officer at his house. These days Social
Services might not like that....

These days I would hope the Morse training nets would cover sending as
well as receiving. I see several also offer tuition via zoom...

Dave

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What you do, is as you are keying, you say it to yourself which
ensures that you get the correct rhythm and spacing.
eg whilst sending CQ, say dahdidadit dahdadidah.
72 DE Gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339


On 23/09/2022 10:51, M0TTV wrote:

How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?
Books, radio clubs, etc?
I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a method
that can check my progress and I can't find any.

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On 24/09/2022 10:33, Ian Jackson wrote:

Many teachers recommend that you don't even think about touching a key
until you can receive at (say) 6 wpm.

I can copy 17 wpm on LCWO but on air it sounds like gibberish.

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On 23/09/2022 10:51, M0TTV wrote:

How did you prepare for the sending bit of the morse test?

Books, radio clubs, etc?

I wantto learn to send code out using a straight key but I need a method
that can check my progress and I can't find any.

Sixty years ago I don't remember anyone preparing for sending. If you
could read, you could send. That said, it would have been a good idea
to practice getting your timing right. Plenty of new G3s sending spiky
dits and dodgy character/word spacing.

PA

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