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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 93
A 11
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray B9.5
Wind 413.9 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 05:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Poor

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CW (Morse Code)

Discuss CW operating, Morse code sending, receiving, keys, paddles, and improving amateur radio Morse skills.

  1. struggling with my keyer timing - sending sounds sloppy

    Michael Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 14 views
    David Davis41

  2. struggling with iambic keying - am i doing this wrong?

    Linda Hayes,
    • 1 reply
    • 11 views
    David Davis

  3. finally trying to learn CW properly - keyer questions

    Michael Torres,
    • 1 reply
    • 17 views
    Gary Mitchell

  4. struggling with iambic keying, feel like my fist is worse than when i started

    Morse Coder,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Kenneth Davis

  5. finally bought a paddle - now what do i do with it

    Jennifer Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 24 views
    John Johnson16

  6. finally getting into CW after putting it off for years - some questions about keyers

    Patricia Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Sarah Wilson93

  7. struggling with my keyer timing, everything sounds mushy

    Helen Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 34 views
    Daniel Patel

  8. struggling to get my keyer timing to feel right - is it just practice or am i missing something

    Sarah Moore28,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Contester

  9. struggling with my paddle timing - is this a keyer setting thing or just me

    James Wilson94,
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views
    Betty Johnson

  11. struggling to get my keyer timing right - sending sounds awful

    Robert Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    John Williams99

  12. finally picked up a paddle but honestly have no idea where to start

    Jessica Davis18,
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views
    Mike Thompson

  13. struggling with my keyer timing, everything sounds mushy

    John Anderson78,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    John Williams99

  14. struggling with my iambic paddle timing - is this normal when starting out?

    James Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    James Brown39

  15. finally trying to learn CW properly - keyer timing is driving me nuts

    Angela Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 43 views
    Tower Climber

  16. struggling with my keyer timing, paddles feel off somehow

    Kimberly Brooks,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Tom Wilson

  17. finally trying to learn CW properly - keyer settings confusing me

    Lisa Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 43 views
    James Wilson

  18. finally getting into CW after putting it off for years - some questions

    Jennifer Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Emily Brown

  19. finally pulling the trigger on a paddle - what should I even be looking for

    Michael Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Sarah Thomas

  20. finally trying to learn CW properly - keyer/paddle advice?

    Brian Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Ashley Wilson27

  21. finally getting into CW - paddle vs straight key to start?

    Karen Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    Lisa Park

  22. struggling with my keyer timing, sends fine slow but falls apart faster

    Lisa Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Robert Chen

  23. finally getting into CW after putting it off for years - paddle recommendations?

    David Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Jennifer Martinez

  24. finally getting into CW but my sending is a mess - keyer question

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 53 views
    Stephanie Clark

  25. finally getting into CW - paddle recommendation for complete beginner?

    Michael Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    Michael Williams

  26. finally getting into CW - what keyer settings are you guys running?

    Nicole Larsen,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Ashley Anderson73

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