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SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray C2.1
Wind 453.2 km/s
Aurora 2
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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, everything sounds mushy

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Kenneth Lopez

  2. struggling with my iambic keyer timing — is this normal at first?

    Karen Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
    DX Lover

  3. finally getting into CW after putting it off for years — some questions

    David Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
    Rachel Garcia

  4. struggling with my keyer timing — dit dah ratio feels off?

    Diana Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    Ashley Wilson81

  5. CW learning plateau at 15 WPM - tips for pushing through?

    Sarah Anderson50,
    • 2 replies
    • 151 views
    Amanda Anderson

  7. Finally got a paddle but my dits and dahs sound terrible — what am i doing wrong

    Jennifer Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Jennifer Williams

  8. finally picking up CW again after 20 years away — keyer question

    Rachel Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Robert Taylor32

  9. First paddle setup - looking for advice on keyer settings

    Emily Thomas17,
    • 2 replies
    • 178 views
    John Williams99

  10. struggling with my paddle timing, keyer just isnt cooperating

    James Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Sarah Thomas

  11. finally trying to learn CW properly, keyer timing is driving me nuts

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Elizabeth Patel

  13. struggling with my paddle timing, sends like garbage

    Kevin O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 118 views
    Carlos Santos

  14. First paddle purchase - feeling overwhelmed by options

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 678 views
    Mike Rodriguez

  15. struggling with my first iambic paddle - am i doing something wrong

    Nicole Larsen,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Sarah Thompson

  16. finally trying to learn CW properly — keyer settings confusing me

    Brian Harris,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Daniel Garcia

  17. Tips for improving CW receiving speed beyond 15 WPM?

    Jennifer Wu,
    • 2 replies
    • 211 views
    HF Hunter

  19. Iambic Mode A vs Mode B - when does it actually matter?

    Radio Geek,
    • 2 replies
    • 795 views
    Mike Rodriguez

  20. struggling to get my keyer timing to feel right - any tips?

    David Williams50,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    Linda Johnson

  21. Tips for transitioning from straight key to paddle?

    Helen Anderson,
    • 2 replies
    • 437 views
    Emily Davis

  22. finally starting to learn CW and my fist is terrible — any tips?

    Linda Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Michael O'Connor

  23. struggling with my keyer timing, everything sounds mushy

    Stephanie Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Amanda Taylor

  25. finally trying to learn CW properly — keyer settings are confusing me

    Lisa Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 34 views
    Lisa Rodriguez

  26. struggling with my keyer timing — sends fine slow but falls apart fast

    Rajesh Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    David Johnson45

  27. struggling with my paddle timing — am i doing this wrong?

    Michael Barnes,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Emily Williams

  28. struggling to get my timing right on the paddle, any tips?

    Patricia Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 93 views
    David Williams50

  29. finally getting into CW after years of putting it off — some questions

    James Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Thomas Anderson

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