Morse Code by SV5BYR. A simple way to learn it !!
In opposition that most people think, CW code can be learned starting with very fast speed. The conception has reference with that all people remember best music than combinations of dots and dashes. Starting with code speed around 110-120 LPM the new entrant has no time to analyze the sound that hear, in dots and dashes. Also there is no resolution of "easy" and "no easy" letters because any letter has it own sound. Entrants learn 4 letters per day and the total time for each is only 5 minutes with breaks of half minute into this time !!! Every next day, first we check the previous 4 letters and learn plus 4. Time for second day is 5 minutes for new letters plus 1 minute mixing in this time all letters and this continues with that way the next days until finish all letters. In one week entrants can recognize 26 different sounds that corresponded in 26 letters of Latin alphabet!!!. The spaces between letters in this phase are long as needed to decode the letter (1-3 seconds). Using the same way the entrants learn the numbers and the Greek letters as and special characters. After 2 weeks and with all learned the speed slowdown daily until 40 LPM that exams is limited. The above procedure is made with Automatic key and iambic keyer because is the need of balance of perfect dash and dot into sound of each letter. When entrants are stabilized to 40 LPM then I'm start to send with Straight Key and "friendly keying" (long dashes) as they have to use to "feel comfortable" into exams classroom.
For someone who want to be a CW operator the training continues and after the letters learning. The most important point is the mixing of CW sound with radio noise. Starting from 10m band where the noise level is lower than other bands I put the AEA Morse Machine to send Random Code over radio and the newcomers to listen on operating frequency. (Transmissions are taken place into CW sub band with QRPP power) Next step as you suspect already, is to try the day by day on next lower band. In 10 days the entrants learn to "live" with noise, tuning idiots, weather bursts etc. After this procedure next step is to listen various stations mostly on 20m calling or making QSO's and learn to pull out of noise and QRM call signs always with my assistant. In this phase entrants learn to use radio filters and "focusing" to signals avoid the QRM. The understanding of the QSO procedure is part of play and also at this point learn to recognize the CW abbreviations. The new CW operator is almost ready for his/her first QSO on CW. Now fear beats..!!
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Here is the list of licensed hams that I have the training response.
SV5BON Anu (YL), SV5CJK Filolaos, SV5CJL Manolis, SV5CJN Drosos, SV5CJO Giannis, SV5CJQ Vaggelis, SV5CJR Myrto (YL),
SV1FKR Irene (YL), SV5FRP Panagiotis, SV5FRV Vaggelis, SV5FRF Vassilis, SV5FRT
Giannis, SV5FRC
Kostas, SV5FRJ
Giorgos,
SV5FRM Makis, SV5FRL
Leonidas, SV5FRX
Smaro (YL), SV5FRI
Giannis, SW5FRH
Giannis, SV5FRN
Fotis, SV5FRO
Panagiotis,
SV5FRU
Panagiotis, SV5KJA
Anastasia (YL), SV5KJB
Nikos, SV5KJC
Mike, SV5KJD
Dimitris, SV5KJH
Manolis, SW5KJO Giorgos,
SV5KJR
Grigoris, SW5KJW
Kostas, SV5KJX
Rena (YL), SV5KJY
Giorgos, SW5KJZ
Theodoros, SV5KKJ
Giannis, SV5KKN
Nikos,
SV5KKS
Spyros.