Morse Code
I'm currently using this website the most to practice CW
https://lcwo.net/
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What Aaron Parks says in his video really strikes home. I was getting bored and frustrated. I'm on my 2nd or 3rd start also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G8vgVA_920
I use this app on my phone with ear buds. I like sending or transmitting full words at a consistent speed. Receiving is a little more boring if it's just groups of random letters.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hunt.morseDit&hl=en
Click here for some good practice mp3 files of some QSOs and story passages. I prefer receiving something with dialog vs. random letters or less interesting messages.
http://www.smrcc.org.uk/Morse/morse.htm
I also use this website to copy and paste news reports etc. and practice receiving. It allows you to set the character speed faster, but slow down the spacing, so I can get most of it first run.
https://morsecode.scphillips.com/translator.html
This is a good beginers course:
http://www.hamwhisperer.com/p/morse-code-course.html
I've found it useful to do a quick review of the alphabet before practicing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q19_CIDycWg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSTHfr8kpyE (faster)
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CW QSO Script Sample
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(OP1) QRL?...........QRL? DE (OP1 call sign)
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CQ CQ CQ DE (OP1 call sign) (OP1 call sign) (OP1 call sign) K
CQ CQ CQ DE (OP1 call sign) (OP1 call sign) (OP1 call sign) K
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(OP2) (OP1 call sign) (OP1 call sign) DE (OP2 call sign) (OP2 call sign)
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(OP1) (OP2 call sign) DE (OP1 call sign) TU FER CALL UR RST 599 599
NAME IS (OP1 NAME) (OP1 NAME) QTH IS (OP1 CITY, STATE) (OP1 CITY, STATE) BT
SO HW CPY? (OP2 call sign) DE (OP1 call sign)
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(OP2) (OP1 call sign) DE (OP2 call sign) R R FB (OP1 NAME) UR RST 599 599
NAME HR IS (OP2 NAME) (OP2 NAME) QTH IS (OP2 CITY, STATE) (OP2 CITY, STATE) HW CPY?
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(OP1) R R (OP2 NAME) NICE TO MEET U BT
RIG HR IS (OP1 RIG) INTO (OP1 ANTENNA) HW CPY?
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(OP2) R R FB (OP1 NAME) RIG HR IS (OP2 RIG) INTO (OP2 ANTENNA)
HW CPY? DE (OP2 call sign) K
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(OP1) R R FB TNX QSO HPE CUL 73 73 (OP2 call sign) DE (OP1 call sign)
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(OP2) R R TU NICE QSO CUL 73 73 (OP1 call sign) DE (OP2 call sign)
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