Ham Radio Contact using Morse Code

My call sign: JJ8KGZ in Memuro, Hokkaido Japan
His call sign: JQ2SFZ in Minokamo, Gifu prefecture Japan
Distance is about 1000kms.
My name: Leo H Tsukada
his name: Isao Saito

[@mahatmagandhiful]

Man should be a DJ.

[@0landham627]

No

[@ELJC1]

That was amazing. I learn morse code in Cuba when i was in the army and i was the best of my class. When they found out i was coming to the US, they took me out of communications and never allowed to do morse code again. I'd never forgot it, although i almost never practice it. It's so good to hear it the sound again. Thanks for your video.

[@spqa2004]

Juan, you should write an autobiography. I'd read it! One of my Spanish professors has a bullet wound in his calf because he fought against Castro's army. One of his friends was a part of the rebel army waiting for the Marines to land on the island to begin a battle/war, but Kennedy called off the invasion. I believe this was the Bay of Pigs Invasion. I wish he would write an autobiogrpahy, too.

[@JimBaneydude]

I probably intercepted you

[@deedecorte9448]

Do you know where I can get one of these clickers? the ones I can find are press down and I have parkinson's disease.

[@volka2199]

​@@JimBaneydudeCoast Guard?

[@HogRebel]

If you haven’t already, you should get into Amateur Radio! Also known as Ham Radio! I’ve been doing it since 2015, although it’s just been recently that I’ve used Morse Code, or CW (Continuous Wave) mode. Have made 6 contacts so far, and it would be nice to make one with a Ham Operator in Cuba! 🇨🇺 I have talked to stations there on HF in single sideband mode. (SSB) You should check it out! Es divertan! 📻⚡️😎👍

[@Brasspounder]

Hi guys, thanks for your comments. I have been enjoying Ham Radio for over 20 years now and I love CW. I belong to FISTS for years. My Japanese callsign is JJ8KGZ and this is a video I took with my CW buddy, Isao JQ2SFZ. He and I continued SKED QSOs every morning for 4 years. The Key is a Begali Sculpture and I have other keys including straight one.

[@alexdiamantopoulos6614]

Very well c w I’m looking for Japan on Hf for years. My last c w contact was 20 years ago. I’m back in Hf now hopping to work Japan very nice c w. De AA2JJ

[@shikiaura]

I love reading this utterly benign conversation over something like morse code. Maybe it's because I'm new, but I never expected something so casual.

[@Man0fMeans]

I like how you filled in with plain English the shortcuts and prosigns of Morse Code to make it readable by non-coders

[@Brasspounder]

Thanks. It took about 4 years to catch the Morse-code without writing down and send with the speed of 30WPM. I think this is about 25 WPM. Initially I learned ABCD...and numbers. It was 10 years ago. Since then I had always written down what I heard but wanted to improve my "head copy". So I decided not to use pen when I operate morse communication. Oh, only callsign and his name I take memo while QSO. It's fun and I love it.

[@timothykearns2232]

Morse code really becomes fun when you can read it in your head......I write down the "important" stuff to put in my logbook, and just listen to the rest.

[@kevinm.8682]

I learned Morse in the Army, 40 years ago, where we copied everything by hand. I'm trying to "head copy" and barely hanging on! Good clean sound, no QRN or QRM. I'll be back several times until I can get it without a pad and pencil

[@ameerkamil59]

Someday this will be one of most important survival skill

[@GeomancerHT]

This gave me the chills, loved the video, listening to morse, even while I don't understand it, thanks for the subtitles!

[@LLuE88]

beautiful, brings back many memories of training and following uses for commo between units, regards

[@dandymcgee]

This is what I managed to get from the beginning: r JJ8KGZ de JQ2SFZ (Roger JJ8KGZ from JQ2SFZ) ge dr leo om ur 579 (Good evening dear Leo "old man", you are [transmitting at] 579) 57 nfbbk (No idea what Isao is saying here) This stuff is really hard to transcribe. Amazing how you can do it so quickly!

[@meganmcgowan5798]

A great way to get practice with copying to paper (to computer) is by handling message traffic on HF, via a traffic net. Not sure where you are, but I would imagine that you can find slow and fast nets... we have the Texas Slow Net, which runs about 10-12 wpm... the Tx Traffic Net (TTN) which runs about 15 wpm, and the "upper echelon" nets like Fifth Region Net (RN5) and the Central Area Net which run pretty much at whatever speed everyone can copy-- as these are veteran traffic handlers who have a lot of experience. Many of them know each other or have worked each other often, so they kind of have a system. Thus, these ops will often bust 20-25 wpm or even more. I was the Net Manager for TTN at one time many years ago, and took slots on RN5 a few nights a week, so there was plenty of opportunity for practice! As for the meaning of "57 nfbbk"... he is repeating the signal report (579), using the letter N as a "cut form" of the number 9. 57N is the same as 579, "Temp is 59 deg 5N deg" means 59 degrees... 59 degrees. So-- "579. Fine business (very good) and back to you...", indicating that he's passing it back JQ2SFZ. 57N FB BK

[@johnrees44..G4EIJ]

It’s an old expression…but it is literally ‘music to my ears’…Congratulations guys..John..G4EIJ..Bristol..UK

[@petrgrygar2191]

To zařízení - trx i bug - no vážně fajnový kousky!! O prvotřídním operátorovi nemluvě! Jeho vybavení i úroveň bych chtěl mít!!

[@ojkolsrud1]

Cool, I'm gonna learn this some day! For now, I'm practicing my hearing with writing random combinations of two letters at a time, processed and translated through a morse script I wrote=P It took a lot longer writing that script than I've practiced, though! hehe

[@fernandarubilar4596]

So, how is it going?? Or should I say: ... --- --..-- / .... --- .-- /.. ... / .. - / --. --- .. -. --. ..--.. ..--..

[@wgrasse]

That is a cool key. I don't think I've seen one like that. Is it dits to the left and dahs to the right and you hold it down for a string of each of the characters? (i.e., Hold left for 4 or 5 dits) That's pretty cool! I'm an old Army 05H morse operator from the early 80's.

[@wadepatton2433]

It's an "iambic" keyer. Yes dits one way, dahs the other, hold for repeats. Set speed on the radio. Reverse the wires to change which side is dit/dah. There are many variations of this sort of key, some with a single paddle. HTH, de W1ADE (not a CW operator (yet) but did pass the intermediate test some years ago.)

[@yclept9]

He's not using the feature but the key also will send alternating dot and dash holding both paddles down.

[@kenethpuerto3637]

Im a Amateur radio operator in Philippines but im not upgraded to class b😂

[@GROENAASMusic]

Something like that. My stepfather had a training key that he built himself in his younger days. He used to be a telegraph. I've seen him demonstrating morse with that same training key, and seen how fast he could do it. And even though it's been decades, he can still operate close to triple the speed of the guy in this video without warming up.

[@basedmax9029]

Make KZbin channel to teach people like me PLEASE

[@planeguy3223]

That's just so cool haha. I'm currently studying to get my technician amateur radio license, so I should have my own rig in a few months. I might hear you on the waves someday!

[@johnrees44..G4EIJ]

Beautiful to listen to…and beautiful keying with no errors!..Literally, music to my ears..Thanks for sharing this..73s ..John..G4EIJ..UK

[@Brasspounder]

Hi I obtain an FCC callsign KC2RTP and this is my KZbin acount name. I'm Japanese and I took this video with my iPhone. Will upload the other video I took soon. Thanks.

[@Hokie5Libra82]

This is amazing and why I want to learn CW. I'm just practicing the alphabet now.

[@Tenacious21]

That's incredible

[@hendrysurabaya6348]

I am a boyscott lover, but this really morse in real life usage..I hope oneday we could doing interplanetary morse..

[@GigaJinGaming3711]

1900: Uses Morse Code for Long Distance Communication 2020: Uses Cellphones for Long Distance Communication 2050: Uses Digital Holograms for Long Distance Communication

[@FriendlyMexican2005]

2100: Return to wireless telegraphy.

[@Varianna12]

His callsign was issued by the FCC. It is possible under newer rules, however, that he selected it from a pool of available callsigns known as "vanity callsigns."

[@zoolkhan]

a month or so for the morsecode at lower speeds (enough for the exam) speed comes with practise. Its no longer required by the exam, but if you want to get around the world it still ist the most efficient mode available.

[@KandiKlover]

I love japan ham radio :3

[@m34nb34n]

Oh wow your so good at morse

[@caryholding8825]

its been a long time since i've had a cw qso, but i could follow along with this, about 50 percent. Sadly, Its a dying art.

[@petrgrygar2191]

QRL? A jelikož kolega nebyl zaměstnán a tudíž nerušen, mohlo spojení začít... Svižným tempem, zručně, zkušeně... S nejlepším možným signálem. Spojení provedeno bez nadsázky na profesionální úrovni. Congrats!! VY 73!!

[@zoolkhan]

thousands of dollars, but rigs for morsecode are easy to assemble. There is nice DYI kits with clear step by step guides around..

[@Varianna12]

I agree. Made money for those with associated businesses (magazines, equipment, ARRL etc) But there was, as always happens, a downside. One lamented on repeater that that "other mode" was for another generation. I spared him the news that an 11 year old passed 20 wpm code exam in 1992.

[@h.tsukada8331]

It's one of the Begali keys and you can refer to the URL.

[@G0UDG]

Nice Fist Good to see the old Classic FT1000D,Are you happy with the Begali Key I have ordered one of these and Can't wait to start using it with my Radio best 73 from England de G0UDG

[@wellboyscience8478]

Changing modulation

[@arthursandomine5464]

I came here to see how far I've come in my learning of hearing morse code and unfortunatly I have still a long way to go. At least now I could pick up some characters

[@Brasspounder]

Thanks for the comment. Are you still learning Morse code? Yes. It takes quite time to learn those 26 characters and 10 numbers but I hope you will memorize all of them soon.

[@arthursandomine5464]

@@Brasspounder I have to get back on it. My comment still applies: You are soo fast!

[@Brasspounder]

@@arthursandomine5464 Thank you. Hope to see you on the air someday. My current callsign is JM8SFR and handle name is Hiro. Mainly active on 15m or 10m.

[@arthursandomine5464]

@@Brasspounder Haha thank you so much for the invite haha! I'll let you know ;)

[@cam70ds]

Great key work. Some day for me also.

[@bestbread3446]

sick beat

[@raymondbullock13]

Hi MPTRAX, i think when you say keyer, you in fact mean the paddle key used? Its the Begali signature, Begali are made in italy but can be purchased in most countries, cast in UK around £350

[@UdoVis1]

Sorry, but this is a BEGALI SCULPTURE, not a signature, 73 de KF4KUL

[@cypher526]

a Begali Sculpture maybe?

[@chrisfr2358]

M-i-c-e

[@jackoo666]

holy fuck. this shit blow my mind. I can't imagine doing this.

[@lloydfoster4650]

Playstation PS4 Cellular Phone. I've had training with a secret clearance background check. I'm retired from it all

[@timothykearns2232]

It sounds like he's on 40M in the summertime.......His noise level is about the same as mine. 73, de NN6A.

[@MrTPF1]

Very cool!

[@Melvorgazh]

What is the frecency of the sound? Sounds soft alright :) I'd guess bellow 720 Hrz, lower?

[@ScottAReid]

nice fist brother. really nice.

[@furonwarrior]

How do you distinguish the dots and dashes so easily? My mind eventually just blends it together. I feel the tones should be different for the dot and dash to help distinguish it better.

[@edwinlundmark]

Morse code was developed a long time ago. It is a very simple system, since it works by just letting electricity through when you want it to, causing a tone. It would be a lot harder to create a system with multiple tones. Granted, we could probably make something like that today, but normal morse has become such a standard that it would just be a nuisance to change it.

[@furonwarrior]

@@edwinlundmark Not really, the same way how ATC could easily change their radio transmissions over to FM or SSB… but stick with AM cause it’s tradition. 🤌🏻

[@edwinlundmark]

@@furonwarrior Yeah, that was what I meant in my comment. We could change it if we wanted, but it isn’t necessary since there isn’t really a need

[@romario21]

what is the equipment model you are using to receive?

[@joblessalex]

I love how you aren't allowed to use codes in ham radio, but this happens all the time....

[@the21herald]

Why it is not allowed?

[@stopspro8]

@@the21herald I'm not sure if he was kidding or not but it is allowed, to answer your question. In the rule book for ham radio it says no encryptions/encoded messages other than to satellites and r/c vehicles. This means that you can't send a message that's encoded (essentially, you send a message, your transmitter encodes it, and it sends that code over the air to only be able to be decoded by a single or few person(s).) But Morse Code doesn't fall under this category because it is a message coming straight from a source that anyone that wanted to listen, could if they knew Morse Code. Perhaps think of it as a language of its own (You are allowed to speak any language as long as you identify in English). And you know it's allowed because the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) allocates certain bands to CW (Continuous Wave (How Morse Code is transmitted)) Hope this helps!

[@kerucutgaming2216]

@@stopspro8 why isn't it allowed? Chat applications use encryption all the time, so does websites, and even online games. It is so accessible to the public and used on daily basis. So much so in fact that unencrypted communications is considered unacceptable these days in IT world. So why ham radio aren't allowed to use it?

[@stopspro8]

@@kerucutgaming2216 I'm not completely sure on that one. I think it has something to do with the protections of the radio bands and other hams. Ham radio is big on the other hams to help enforce the rules. So someone shouldn't be do things that are against the rules just because they are communicating in their own code. As for data encryptions and such, I guess it's just that hams are permitted this space to do the things that is entailed in ham radio. There are plenty of other spaces for those types of encryptions. If all of those encryptions were used on the Ham radio bands, there would be no space for hams to use the bands as intended.

[@kerucutgaming2216]

@@stopspro8 yeah, after reading your comment I'm researching more of this on the Internet. Coming from IT professional where encryptions are the norm, it baffles me that it is banned on amature radio. Somehow I still can't get my head arounds it. Edit: somehow I made a lot of typos.

[@sanalkmohanan]

Cool..........

[@Gibbo1]

Very good morse, i got up to about 15 wpm maximum how long have you been sending morse for?

[@sentsent4376]

the word San is equivalent to Mr. in English, so it's kind of a honorific title,,,,,, they usually use it when they call someone in public. like this hi,houstinlopez san!

[@seanjuth]

日本ではモールス符号で英語のアルファベットが使われていますか？

[@bofIMPACT]

How does mores code work in a language like Japanese do you use romaji or just the international mores code

[@theencube5379]

you spell out words using short and long tones

[@yclept9]

They're talking in English.

[@hwadu6427]

Don't know if the Japanese ever used morse Code. But Romaji seems reasonable. I also believe that in non English speaking countries English is the preferred morsing language. But i might be talking out of my ass here

[@rosso4122]

afaik there is a german ?dialect? for morse, maybe japan has the same

[@zerocooljpn]

there is a Japanese morse code (you can see it in wikipedia) based on kana (syllabic). But I hope nobody is using it... each syllable is so long

[@TheSimsLetsPlayBG]

How do you do that, I would like to be able to send telegrams to people like that

[@scryptixx8262]

Who survived 2020 and is here in 2021?

[@planeguy3223]

This is really cool. How long did it take you to learn how to do that?

[@enumaelis5048]

Practice every day for a whole life

[@pncrmpz1851]

how do you backspace a morse code? in case of a typo

[@fangslayer]

anyone know how they're able to radio each other over 1000 kilometers? do they have repeaters in between?

[@UdoVis1]

fangslayer no repeaters, antenna to antenna. 1,000 km is nothing, code goes around the world, 73 de kf4kul

[@2001scoop]

I see you moved to the states..

[@Jack_Torrance.]

I struggle with 8wpm. It is to my advantage to become better at CW. I am financially challenged so I could never afford good equipment. For CW, you do not need good equipment. It can very easily be made out of old electronics. Sometimes I wonder why I keep renewing my amateur radio license. I have had it 25 years and have managed a couple of contacts on an old CB I found and modified for 10 meters, which anybody with interest can do. I came within 20 hours of letting my grace period expire last time. Maybe next time I may let it expire.

[@thecooldude9999]

Try to get a baofeng uv-5r radio. They are very inexpensive ($30-$50) and are very high quality 2meter/440 HT's

[@mlr06121974]

I’ve had my license for 11 years. I don’t even own a radio or have the spare time for it. But I refuse to let it go KE5MUG

[@HeavilyArmed]

Great video and nice rhythm. What transceiver do you have there? Just sub'd to you also. 73 KC1CWP

[@MrSeedofTheBlock]

3 years late, but it's a Yaesu FT-1000

[@barak363363]

Holy shit, this is scary

[@borutouzumaki3999]

-wow-

[@jessicamalsi]

dude be playin darude sandstorm

[@ivan69420.]

Where did you buy that? 73 de XV2HY 9 yrs old btw

[@RmsTitanic59]

Mayday

[@ericinghammontevista]

How much did your equipment cost?

[@zoolkhan]

the uploader is not the person you see in the video. (that is a japanese operator) from my personal experience i know that morsecode was the easiest to learn here in germany.. engineering/electronics was harder.

[@evanwilldoooit]

This is fucking Dope

[@deedecorte9448]

W8YBDZ is my Stepdad Alex.

[@Man0fMeans]

Is that a Begali Sculpture?

[@deedecorte9448]

I need a clicker like this. I have Parkinson's disease. I can't use the brass tap system. Can you send me the link? Help me please

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Where's your side tone, OM? 73 de Ohio. Jeff

[@GrandMaMaYT]

doea A+M confuse you with J?

[@zoolkhan]

kc2rtp, you from raleigh?

[@galaxytab218]

Saya sedang mencuba dan megenali isyrat key kod ini

[@M7YYQ]

-like this-

[@idk_what_to_sayyes1038]

sounds like a rap

[@Owza57]

What key is that? Thanks, Owen 2E0GPO

[@mptrax]

Model of the keyer please? Price ? Where to buy it ?

[@UdoVis1]

mptrax this is Begali Sculpture iambig keyer. Italy around 400 Eu, 73 de kf4kul

[@Doondog4]

what kind of key are you using?

[@philshelby57]

Mon papa, F6BSQ..... 😍

[@debbieshintia5377]

0:08

[@pedersteenberg2010]

1000 KM???

[@houstinlopez]

What does san mean? I had see that japoneses uses that word after your names

[@gil_11]

"Mister"

[@cypher526]

what key is that? paddles sort of look like a N3ZN but base looks different.

[@UdoVis1]

Begali key

[@jeffreylaine9513]

how do i do this? there are no tutorials for telegraphing with ham radios

[@OnlyTheEd]

There are still morse code trainers, some are available online, some in various websites, some are via tape recording, some are on CD. Almost all ham radio sales outlets offer programs of one sort or another to still learn Morse Code or C.W. (continuous wave emissions).

[@EugenioGuarente]

excelent. Great QSO. 73 . YV5EMG

[@jasonlovi8745]

how does one get a call sign?

[@Fernando6887]

QSL 73

[@galax574]

Too fast I can't even really catch it

[@aestheticbutter6767]

Tai Man Chan then just lower the playback speed, this is a regular speed when you talk in morse code. They didn’t go too fast

[@jakeneko]

What does a radio like that cost?

[@richardmack5872]

Money

[@benito2056]

Money

[@kazjanik2572]

Money

[@votivefootg3261]

Money

[@krystalmettod]

Money

[@yonibanuelos3617]

What the point of these transmissions?

[@0_-]

How do you just translate in your brain?

[@gangleweed]

By repetition you learn to recognoize the sound of the signal without thinking of the dots and dashes......it's the sound of the tone sequence group you get to recognize as a letter or number..........same as the international SOS standard morse for emergency.....everybody know what SOS is for and if you hear it often enough you get to recognoize the sound of the morse sequence.....all you then have to do is start listening to the A B C.... etc etc etc. BTW.....in a competition two morse senders were pitted against someone with a cell phone sending and receiving a text message..........they won......try sending 30 words per miute with a text message.

[@PilotoMAF]

I can barely see their movements!

[@horatiohornblower3757]

He's using 2 paddles, one for dashes one for dots. If he holds a paddle down it'll keep repeating either the dots or dashes. Very cool compared to the old style.

[@0landham627]

Is this in japanese morse?

[@alejandroromero1536]

Deveras el #1 ??? it's a joke ..friend !!!

[@jacknedry3925]

is morse hard to learn?

[@Brasspounder]

Hi Jack, I think it depends on how you can concentrate upon leaning it. It took me about a few weeks to memorize 26 letters and 10 numbers. However, sending them on the air and receiving them is totally different. Sending them is quite easy but when you receive them, you have to decode them to see what they are meaning without any electronic decoder. It took about 5 years for me to communicate like this on the video.

[@jacknedry3925]

KC2RTP, Neat. This comment is horribly late and probably unnecessary but I still want to leave this comment. I’d also like to ask how did you get into ham? Because I’ve been going back and forth on the subject.

[@abhijitnavale361]

itz a flap morse key.....

[@user-lv5sq3xw9o]

Коротко о том, что нужео в 2020 году

[@deedecorte9448]

Konichiwa! I need one of the thumb key clickers that you use. I can't find them anywhere. Can you send me a link so I can buy one? Or can you sell me one? USD. I have Stage 2 Parkinson's. It is hard to press the one I have. My Stepdad is W&YBDZ. Azima. Please help so I can join the Ham Radio World. Arigato Goziemashta