Learning CW - Kickoff - Video 1

This is the first video in a series of videos designed to help you learn your letters, numbers, punctuation and prosigns. As I have mentioned before, the best way to learn Morse Code is to check out LICW - Long Island CW Club, or the CW Ops academy. Of course, many dont feel like they want to commit to a formal program - maybe this course is for you.
Videos will appear each week and start to walk you through learning Morse Code.

[@RobMaynardDJ]

This course is great!!! Just perfect for signals geeks like us 68 ICCY Cadets. Respects and gratitude.

[@k9kj]

Thanks Rob!

[@raithjames860]

This is the best series for decoding. I'm just on lesson 3 but I have learned so much with you videos. Thank you every so much!

[@k9kj]

Thank you for watching! I'm hoping it helps!

[@thork0tjt515]

Thank you for doing this! I’m looking forward to this. Got my Extra in March. Learning CW is my next goal. 73

[@k9kj]

Thanks for watching/listening!

[@JayN4GO]

Nice to give back! 18 is about right. I started at 18,3. Then jumped into a zoom room with some guys in Wyoming and it was 23,3 roundtable. Learned a lot with those guys.

[@atobit2765]

Hi, it’s nice you are putting this training in place. I’ve already started learning CW using the Morse-it iOS app. This is a very good app. It teach you letters, numbers, punctuations and special signs is a specific order. I found i was able to learn them all very quickly. Once you learn the first few letters, the rest come very quickly. I’m looking forward for your courses. Thanks! Claude

[@k9kj]

Thank you for watching! I'm hoping to start putting out some videos in the next couple weeks. Trying to get my audio a little bit better for the viewers that deserve higher quality

[@darrinpearce9780]

Can't wait to get into it. Thanks for spending the time to do this. 73

[@MikeFikes]

Great! Looking forward to this.

[@norbertomontalvo]

thanks TJ. I dont have good internet at home so that is why I havent taken cw class. Thanks for the effort and I will follow a long. CW on!

[@artistadavide]

Great intro. This has inspired me to review and get back into code again.

[@k9kj]

Great to hear! Im always looking for ways to help, so keep in touch!

[@DevilDog68]

Okay, I'm gonna do this! I've been a HAM so long it's embarrassing that I don't know CW. I don't even have an HF radio but that's no excuse. Thanks for these videos in advance. 73, de Frank, KJ7CA

[@k9kj]

@@DevilDog68 very awesome!

[@roadrunner156]

I can't wait to start the lessons! Thank you!!

[@k9kj]

Looking forward to hearing your progress!

[@tcort]

I like the "Learn Code" subliminal messaging in your desktop background image.

[@k9kj]

Awesome! You're the absolute first person that's ever mentioned that! I've got stickers that I give out with that same logo and nobody has ever even mentioned it. Bravo!!

[@w4arb]

Great video man! And a much needed topic. I don’t know how you use a 720hz pitch though! hihi. i like 580-600. :) 73

[@k9kj]

Wowwww. That's so low for me 😱😁

[@jenkinspcrepair]

Excellent videos, I’ve put off CW for too long and your videos have made the transition very easy. 73 Thank you de Keith K9JKJ

[@k9kj]

Thanks Keith! As always, let me know if I can do anything better to help!

[@RemigiuszSkrzypek-si1hs]

Very nice job

[@AndreaFernandez-nh5qm]

Thanx for your videos!

[@k9kj]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching

[@snort455]

i always wanted to learn morse code😊

[@k9kj]

It's fun!

[@GarySchiltz]

I just now started this course, so my apologies if you answer this sometime soon. It appears that the Logikey keyers are out of production and hard to find. Any suggestions for reasonable alternatives that are easily obtained?

[@k9kj]

@@GarySchiltz this might be a good video for me to record. There are a number of good options out there. Sometimes you can find these on eBay, or qth.com, but another favorite of mine is the win keyer

[@GarySchiltz]

@@k9kj Thanks, I'll check out building a WinKeyer or similar kit. Meanwhile, it looks like your course mainly emphasizes receiving over sending anyway, so I'll work on that while deciding what to get for a keyer. BTW, I'm retired and have some time on my hands these days. I got my General class FCC license years ago and have kept it active, but my CW skills have gotten very rusty through disuse, so I'm just going to start from the ground up. Once I'm comfortable enough, I will get my reciprocal license here in Ecuador where I retired to, and will probably start with CW QRP. I appreciate your course. '73 de W5PAZ (/HC1 eventually).

[@k9kj]

@@GarySchiltz very cool! Ecuador! That sounds really cool

[@bobsminkey1018]

Beating the audio tone to death

[@tomstrum6259]

I can't memorize this...Maybe the Speed needs to be slowed down a lot...

[@nealbeach4947]

When will I get to 98 words per minute?

[@k9kj]

Pretty soon!!!

[@mrisakson]

What keyer are you using?

[@k9kj]

I'm using the built-in keyer on the radio. I will do a video shortly on how to do that with many radios

[@mrisakson]

@@k9kj the box on the desk?

[@k9kj]

@@mrisakson oh my gosh! I forgot that I used that for the video! I got that from a friend and it needed repair... it's a Logikey K3 keyer. I think they make a K5 now. When I was a youngster I had a K1 (had only 4 buttons on top). Sorry about the confusion there 😁

[@markkut9419]

First fucking thing learning CW is receive it Why you show how give it? Maybe you can't

[@charlescassidy1496]

Great video! de W2CSI

[@richardbutterfoss2353]

Thanks! RWB K2QXQ 🎉

[@k9kj]

Thanks for watching!

[@nikostsantos8316]

73 de nikos sv4lqc hellas very easy way to cw play