CW
ITS NOT POSSIBLE TO DO A HAM RADIO SITE WITHOUT AT LEAST MENTIONING MORSE CODE OR CW AS IT WAS USUALLY REFERRED TO
ONCE THE MAIN STAY OF COMMUNICATIONS, BUT NOW ONLY HEARD ON THE AMATEUR RADIO BANDS.
YEARS AGO I SAILED ON SHIPS THAT ONLY HAD A H.F CW TRANSMITTER IN THE RADIO ROOM. THE ONLY OTHER FORM OF COMMUNICATION WAS MAYBE A 2 MHZ TRANSCEIVER UP ON THE BRIDGE ( COMPULSARY IF YOU WERE TRANSITING THE USA/CANADIAN GREAT LAKES ) AND A VHF SET ON THE BRIDGE. ALL MEDIUM & LONG DISTANCE COMMUNICATIONS BEING DONE WITH CW
EVEN FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC WE WERE EXPECTED TO STAY IN COMMUNICATION WITH PORTISHEAD RADIO, THE 'AREA SYSTEM' HAVING CLOSED WHEN THE UK LOST THE COMMONWEALTH SO TO SPEAK, AND IT WAS BEFORE MY TIME ANYWAY.
THE LINK TO JAPENESE MORSE CODE IS INTERESTING IT REMINDS ME OF ALL THE TIMES I USE TO WORK TOKYO RADIO AND CHOSI RADIO ON CW. THE JAPENSES OPERATORS WOULD WORK SEVERAL FOREIGN SHIPS USING INTERNATIONAL MORSE CODE ONLY TO CHANGE INSTANTLY TO JAPENESE MORSE WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH ONE OF THEIR OWN VESSELS.WHICH MADE ONE THINK THAT YOU WERE LOSING THE PLOT AS YES ITS MORSE BUT COMPLETLY DIFFERENT TO SOMEONE USE TO ONLY HEARING INTERNATIONAL MORSE CODE.
IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORSE ITS NOT HARD BUT DOES TAKE A FEW MONTHS AND A BIT OF DEDICATION - IF YOU REALLY WANT TO LEARN IT THEN YOU WILL SUCCEED. TO GET UP TO ABOUT 12 - 15 WPM WILL TAKE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND THATS WITH DOING A COUPLE OF HOURS PRACTICE EVERYDAY.DO NOT TRY TO USE A ELECTRONIC KEY TO SEND WITH UNTIL YOU ARE AT A GOOD RECEIVE STANDARD AND YOU CAN SEND ON A STRAIT KEY.SPEED COMES WITH TIME, ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS YOUR FIRST PRIORITY.PAY ATTENTION TO SPACING OF DOTS AND DASHES AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS THE SPACING BETWEEN CHARACTERS AND SPACING BETWEEN WORDS.DO NOT TRY TO LEARN THE CODE TOTALLY ON YOUR OWN JOIN A GROUP WHERE YOU HAVE GOT SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO YOU AND CORRECT ERRORS YOU ARE MAKING.
MY SHIPS WEB SITE
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LEARNING MORSE CODE - VISIT THIS SITE FOR A LOT OF
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