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.