CW ( MORSE CODE ) SOFTWARE

WHY WOULD ANYONE NEED A COMPUTER TO DE-CODE MORSE  AND SEND MORSE CODE I HEAR YOU ASK - WELL YOU HAVE A POINT, BUT FOR THE MORE SPECIALISED PROGRAMMES I.E MOON BOUNCE AND FOR LOW POWER TRANSMISSION ON THE VLF ( 136 KHZ ETC ) BANDS IT BECOMES ESSENTIAL.FOR THE CASUAL SWL WITHOUT CW SKILLS , IT CAN BE FUN - AND LEAD HOPEFULLY TO THEM LEARNING THE CODE . IT MAY BE THE YEAR 2002 AND HARDLY ANY COMMERCIAL SERVICES ARE STILL USING IT , BUT SIMPLE EQUIPMENT  CAN PRODUCE GOOD RESULTS AND YOU CAN GET A GOOD SIGNAL WITH LOW POWER INTO AN AREA THAT'S DIFFICULT FOR OTHER MODES. ITS A SKILL ONCE LEARNED -  NEVER FORGOTTEN AND THERE'S AN ATTRACTION ABOUT THIS MODE THAT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN - UNTIL YOU USE IT YOURSELF AND THEN YOU WILL REALISE WHY ITS SO IMPORTANT TO KEEP THIS MODE ALIVE. BY FAR THE BEST CW DE-CODE PROGRAM AVAILABLE IS THE ONE WRITTEN  BY UA9OSV.