100 Common QSO words @15wpm -- Beginning Morse Code

[@GordLamb]

I remember watching this video about a year ago when I was just starting out, and it was hopeless. I could keyboard-copy about 10% of the words. Now I can head copy 100% and read each word out loud in between.. to the point I had to double-check a few times when I got to the abbreviations (RTU? what's that?). :) Feels awesome. Thanks for this excellent resource!

[@johnnyenglish206]

Thank you for this video this will jump start my old ears since I'm off the air for 3yrs...73!

[@mikebarrett1255]

I am very new to CW and just got the code in my head. 15 wpm is still too fast for me to copy but the youtube settings allow me to halve the playback speed and gives me 7.5ish wpm and I can copy almost all of it. Thanks for this really useful resource.

[@m0tef901]

A great resource which I know will help me lots. Thanks for the efforts on your part.

[@tixilx]

Thanks for creating and posting such a helpful resource for beginners like myself .... I find that it takes me some time to ignore the distractions around me and actually lock onto the letters and words being sent ... once the “lock” is “on” my accuracy immediately improves .... Getting there more quickly now... ☘️

[@M70ACARRY]

I haven't pounded since late 90's. I'm still able to copy FB.

[@richardboyle3358]

Most useful, thank you for taking the time to make this video.

[@kjvoller]

Many thanks for this, just what I needed to get me back to using CW again

[@donaldshields2483]

That was very good it really helped me quite a bit I’m just getting back into CW spacing is a big problem for me some people cram cram everything altogether I will keep trying thank you

[@randywade8159]

These videos have helped me a lot. THANK YOU!

[@spqa2004]

Thank you for posting these videos!

[@thodeus]

amazing i still can get the letters, codes and somehow picture the words.. and this would be my comfort speed even if my ear is trained in 13wpm.

[@greatmanivannan]

Thankful to you...

[@donhody1127]

Brilliant. Thank you.

[@georgealbertacanadaeh1038]

Excellent, thanks for creating this.

[@edbeckerich3737]

Fantastic, and THANKS!!

[@elpidiomedina1081]

Gracias. Muy buena práctica 👌

[@cwfarm3793]

Great learning tool. Would you be willing to make one for 18 and 20 wpm?

[@Somnium158]

He already did, should be in the recommendations bar.

[@glenn2595]

Wait! Who would go out of their way to key 'UH'? I guess you might use it to accent something but for me it's just an involuntary sound i make to gather my thoughts before I speak.

[@ericwalton1492]

Or should I say, you will HEAR how it flows!

[@joeblow8593]

Excellent, thanks

[@adriansalt4521]

This is much slower than 15wpm... maybe on character speed but not effective speed. This seems to have a Farnsworth adjustment.

[@HamRadioQRP]

The character speed is 15 but the Farnsworth is lower.

[@adriansalt4521]

​@@HamRadioQRP Yes thanks for confirming. Maybe it would be good to make it clear this is not how 15wpm sounds on the air then...I'm also a little critical in the Fansworth method as the overall sound of a word will indeed be quite different ....especially when you're trying to train your brain on words, not letters.

[@adamschrepfer1086]

read in other places that it takes a good hour a day for a couple of months (10 to 12 weeks) to be able to catch this....do you recommend listening with one's eyes closed and trying to recognize the letters/words ( I can catch 'the') or is it better to read and listen at the same time over and over again ? (and again, thank you for posting this stuff)

[@HamRadioQRP]

When I practice listening I don't look at the words. I glance up if I missed something.

[@adamschrepfer1086]

@@HamRadioQRP I 'll give that a try then..yesterday I came across LCWO.net and I've been pounding the letters in that I'm not good at feeling/catching immediately or the ones that I don't hear correctly....then coming back and listening to these vids helps.....as always...thank you for posting this stuff...it's a lot of fun !

[@wiechoczekthomas7472]

Thanks a lot and 73 !

[@applejacks971]

I wish there was one at 5 or 10 wpm. Playing at slower speeds as beginners really messes up the time by extending the tones. The dits sounds like what a dah should actually be.

[@captlarry-3525]

G5RV!

[@wadepatton2433]

It's in the notes up top. Also this isn't 15wpm it's 15 Farnsworth.

[@HamRadioQRP]

I already noticed a mistake... I sent G5VR rather than G5RV. Mea culpa

[@marktosiello666]

I'm happy I picked that up! Your vids are great. I'm getting heavily into QRP and CW, and I'm working all the time to improve. I'd love it if you'd make these QSO word vids at 20, 23 and 25 wpm as well! Also, a vid with multiple example QSOs (taken from real QSOs) would be WONDERFUL. Thanks for your hard work!

[@shalicgraw5280]

I'm a beginner and I gone through the alphabet and small words ~10-15. Numbers are next. 47 and HT sound almost identical-- except for context. I know I just need more time with it, but sometimes as I am correcting I a, saying to myself, "How can you get so many Os wrong?, lol.

[@Grunta5]

I'm getting a lot of the 38wpm but it's obviously too fast to write or follow the sentence. Still a lot of training needed to overcome this. At high speeds it becomes almost musical.

[@PA7RG]

I like your exercise videos much! Can you tell which software you are using?

[@HamRadioQRP]

I'm have a terminal program pointed at my old MFJ-493 keyer. I screen-grab that window as code is sent through the external keyer.

[@PA7RG]

HamRadioQRP OK, thanks. I think that I will use JLMC with a text file to exercise. I have no MFJ-493.

[@wadepatton2433]

Why send "AND" when "ES" is what I hear in place of it?

[@theexperimentalcqdx4208]

Is this true 15WPM or was it meant to be 15wpm character speed??

[@aroc000]

It doesn't seems a true 15 wpm, there's lot of space among characters...

[@cherylcampbell9369]

Beginner here. What does QSO stand for? Thank you for having this speed available.

[@HamRadioQRP]

Amateur radio uses a number of abbreviations during morse code conversations. I list many of them on my website www.hamradioqrp.com/p/cw-abbreviations.html. QSO means a radio "contact" or conversation.

[@ericwalton1492]

The spacing between individual letters is exaggerated and too long. Just compare this with an ARRL practice feed at 15wpm, and you will see how it flows. From G4FSN.

[@HamRadioQRP]

The farnsworth spacing is intentionally slow to help those who are just learning

[@FurgiePower]

I find this perfect as it gives my mind enough time to process the code heard without getting too far behind and the characters are fast enough to recognize when sent "regularly ". Wonderful training and I really appreciate the time and effort put out to produce this content for all of us trying hard to learn cw. --... ...-- DE KN6UIZ

[@aurtisanminer2827]

This seems slower than 15 wpm to me.

[@iridiumflare007]

Сделайте пожалуйста уроки по цифрам

[@cosimonisi5016]

ant g5vr is no correct ( g5rv )

[@daveschwarz5279]

Great l was finding it hard sleep. This sent me right back to sleep 💤

[@HamRadioQRP]

Happy dreams!

[@spqa2004]

No kidding. I've been practicing copying/listening to CW off and on for a couple months. If i listen to this near bedtime, it makes me sleepy. In an odd way, it is kinda soothing.

[@mfbfreak]

This is not really 15wpm. Character speed, yes. But not overall speed.

[@HamRadioQRP]

Correct, it has Farnsworth spacing. Some of the videos use standard spacing, while others use Farnsworth.

[@bigstickpilot]

I need this at 20 or 25 wpm. Is it already here somewhere?

[@HamRadioQRP]

+bigstickpilot I haven't recorded the Common QSO words at higher speed yet. I'll try to do that this month.

[@elpidiomedina1081]

73 de José LW3DKE

[@captlarry-3525]

GA GE ?

[@ericwalton4610]

Good afternoon, good evening. GA is often used as a greeting in the morning, also. From G4FSN.

[@glynnhm0lsg308]

DE

[@elorigen5166]

ñ

[@yourshootingbuddy]

Thanks for this enjoyable video. Enjoyable? Yes, listening to the rhythm and spacing of the dits and dahs. I found it enjoyable on its own.

[@HamRadioQRP]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@on4mgy_radioamateur]

really helpfull, TU 73 de ON4MGY