burner50
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Re: Do you know Morse Code?
said by aefstoggaflm  :said by HRM :-. --- Yeah, right  There are ten kinds of people. 01010100 01101000 01101111 01110011 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100001 01110100 00100000 01110101 01101110 01100100 01100101 01110010 01110011 01110100 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101111 01110011 01100101 00100000 01110111 01101000 01101111 00100000 01100100 01101111 00100000 01101110 01101111 01110100 00101110  I do not believe that you "understand" binary, other than how to use a simple online conversion. Same as you do for morse.
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AWS
Long Time Gone
join:2000-07-01
Joliet, IL | reply to coxta
I am one of the rare CW only ops on HF. I don't have an HF mic. As was said in this thread it is fun when you reach the point where you copy words.
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coxta
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| reply to SamuelMorse
I used to do around twenty and could at one time edge near 30. Right now, I'm not sure I could keep up at all, but probably with a bit of effort over a couple of weeks, it would come back. I think code is fun.
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don1p2
join:2004-06-11
Boston, MA
| reply to burner50
Yeah.... Well I have heard that certain lights left on in the night time signify that a drug den is open. I never had a problem, when I owned a house. Of course none of the neighbors were awake at the prime DX hours about 0700 UTC.
Now... getting on 6 meters, before the days of cable TV... damn my 25 watts of real Amplitude Modulation from an old Lafeyette rig (HE-something) would turn every TV picture tuned to channel 2 negative. Black and white reversed.
But I was lucky....Channel #2 was PBS which nobody in those days watched.  |
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accounting
join:2008-02-29
Columbus, OH | reply to SamuelMorse
I enjoy CW, but my speed is not what it used to be. I am planning to get into some low power (QRP) radio and I know CW is best for that. I'll be doing some CW practice to get back up to speed. |
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jay_rm
join:2002-04-12
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| reply to SamuelMorse
CW still can't be beat for weak signals copied by humans. I've made hundreds of contacts over the years where SSB (or voice of any kind) would be far from copyable.
Of course, for the ultimate in machine aided weak signal reception, try this: »www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/
It's pretty much the standard mode for EME (moonbounce) now-a-days. Written by Princeton physics Prof Joe Taylor K1JT, who has the Nobel Prize !
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cameronsfx
join:2009-01-08
Pensacola, FL | reply to cameronsfx
Thanks for the Thumbs Up Tzale! |
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Austinloop
join:2001-08-19
Austin, TX | reply to SamuelMorse
I know that I am rusty as heck, I got my ticket in 1962, i.e. 47 years ago and haven't used it but a hand-full of times since then.
Oh, yeah, I did have to diddle with it a little during flight training in the USAF in 1967 or 1968. |
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KA3SGM
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| reply to SamuelMorse
I used to be able to copy in the low 20 WPM range, and could send a bit faster with an Iambic keyer.
I haven't worked CW in a while now, so I would imagine I've grown a bit rusty at it.
Didn't learn it from a computer program either, just some cassette tapes and actual "on-air" W1AW CW practice sessions.
W1AW is nice, because it helps to train your ear to pick the code out from other band noise,
like static crashes, and the random dumb-ass purposely tuning up their rig, dead on the W1AW transmit frequency.
Which is also a good reason to install the "narrow" 250Hz CW filter in your receiver,
and be good with quickly adjusting the notch filter and RIT settings as well, to compensate for drift.
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Tommyastro
join:2004-01-18
Poughkeepsie, NY | reply to SamuelMorse
At one time I could do 13 wpm, today not so much. It's been a while since I practiced..... |
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aefstoggaflm
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| reply to HRM
said by HRM :-. --- Yeah, right
There are ten kinds of people.
01010100 01101000 01101111 01110011 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100001 01110100 00100000 01110101 01101110 01100100 01100101 01110010 01110011 01110100 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101111 01110011 01100101 00100000 01110111 01101000 01101111 00100000 01100100 01101111 00100000 01101110 01101111 01110100 00101110
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jefe
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join:2001-05-19
Northport, NY
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to SamuelMorse
When I got my Extra about 45 years ago, 20 wpm send/receive was required. I did a fair amount of CW back then and was comfortable copying 35+ and sending over 50.
I knew some guys would could copy 60 wpm or so. To me...that was just a blur. But even at 35 or 40 wpm, you could have a pretty decent conversation with someone on the other side of town, or the other side of the world. |
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GeekNJ
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join:2000-09-23
Waldwick, NJ
| reply to SamuelMorse
I don't know it, but I'm willing to learn. Just need the time of which I have very little right now. Now even though I don't know it, through the power of technology, I've made 943 CW contacts so far in 2009.
And though I don't know it, I can audibly decode CQ, my call sign, 5NN and TU as they are common in the contests that I've participated in and are completely recognizable to me.
The rest will come over time. I have no doubt that I will learn it.
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Gbcue
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join:2001-09-30
Santa Rosa, CA
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I've tried to learn it and never got far.
There is software, but it's buggy... |
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rewron
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| reply to Eat Me
said by Eat Me :said by rewron :I learned, compliments of the USNavy, but only to copy. We never sent. And you probably learned to copy on a mill, right? If by "mill" you're referring to a beat-up manual typewriter, then you are correct. |
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Pingmeister
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| reply to SamuelMorse
Congrats SmokChsr!
When I took my General test many moons ago, 13WPM was no problem for me. I tried 20WPM the same day, and came up just short of passing. Because of the proliferation of digital modes like PSK31, and because CW only seemed to fascinate me when running QRP, I haven't enjoyed CW for a while. I've been too busy PSKing.
Those of you with a PocketPC might enjoy this
»www.n0hr.com/PocketDigi/PocketDigi_intro.htm
PocketDigi will do a handful of digital modes using the audio device on the phone. I've even used it on 20M, it's a blast. Get a few hams with PocketPCs in a room and have a non-radio QSO. Freaks people out. |
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c4junk
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join:2004-05-08 | reply to DrStrange
I learned it in the Army back in 1969 (radio operator school Ft. Knox)- I might could pick it back up but really remember very little . |
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DrStrange
Technically feasible
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join:2001-07-23
West Hartford, CT
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| reply to SamuelMorse
I can probably copy/send somewhere between 5 and 10WPM. Now that I don't have to prove it, one of these days I'll go get my Tech-class. I've had the theory, etc. down since I was about 10 years old [and Nixon was president ] |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
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| reply to rewron
said by rewron :I learned, compliments of the USNavy, but only to copy. We never sent. And you probably learned to copy on a mill, right? |
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SmokChsr
Who let the magic smoke out?
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join:2006-03-17
Saint Augustine, FL | reply to SamuelMorse
Humm.. How do I answer..
No I don't personally know Morse, But I have heard him quite a few times. Had I had to know it I wouldn't have passed the Extra test Saturday. |
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