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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 iambic keying - am i doing this wrong?

    Linda Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Michael Thompson

  2. struggling with my keyer timing, everything sounds mushy

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    Kenneth Lopez

  3. struggling with keyer timing — everything sounds mushy

    Emily Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 122 views
    Catherine O'Brien

  4. struggling with my keyer timing, everything sounds mushy

    John Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    Emily Moore

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

    Karen Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 130 views
    Linda Chen

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

    David Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 144 views
    Rachel Garcia

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

    Diana Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
    Ashley Wilson81

  9. finally trying to learn CW after years of putting it off — paddle question

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 120 views
    David Williams

  10. finally trying to learn CW properly — keyer question

    Michael Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    Michael Stevens

  11. straight key vs paddle - what am i missing here?

    Michelle Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 209 views
    Emily Johnson

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

    Sarah Anderson50,
    • 2 replies
    • 212 views
    Amanda Anderson

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

    Jennifer Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Jennifer Williams

  15. CW learning plateau at 12 WPM - how to break through?

    Amanda Wright,
    • 2 replies
    • 177 views
    Amanda Johnson

  16. finally getting into CW — struggling with my timing on the paddle

    Priya Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    Michael Miller90

  17. struggling with my keyer timing, everything sounds mushy

    DX Lover,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    John Martinez

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

    Rachel Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    Robert Taylor32

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

    David Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 112 views
    Michelle Baker

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

    Emily Thomas17,
    • 2 replies
    • 214 views
    John Williams99

  22. Need help picking first iambic paddle - new CW contester

    Emily Taylor,
    • 2 replies
    • 164 views
    Emily Taylor

  23. struggling with keyer timing, everything i send sounds like mush

    Jessica Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Kevin Park

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

    James Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Sarah Thomas

  26. Portable paddle showdown - CW Morse vs Begali Traveler for POTA

    Karen Johnson,
    • 2 replies
    • 472 views
    Contest Fan

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

    Nicole Larsen,
    • 1 reply
    • 133 views
    Sarah Thompson

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

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    Elizabeth Patel

  29. struggling with my keyer timing — sends fine slow but gets mushy fast

    Kenneth Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Jennifer Williams

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