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SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray C1.9
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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 keyer timing — everything sounds mushy

    Emily Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 80 views
    John Williams

  2. finally trying to learn CW properly — keyer question

    Michael Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 38 views
    Michael Stevens

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

    Michelle Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 153 views
    Emily Johnson

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

    Amanda Wright,
    • 2 replies
    • 126 views
    Amanda Johnson

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

    Priya Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 30 views
    Michael Miller90

  7. struggling with my keyer timing, everything sounds mushy

    DX Lover,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    John Martinez

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

    David Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Michelle Baker

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

    Emily Taylor,
    • 2 replies
    • 121 views
    Karen Johnson

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

    Jessica Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    Kevin Park

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

    Karen Johnson,
    • 2 replies
    • 434 views
    Contest Fan

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

    Kenneth Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Jennifer Williams

  14. finally trying to learn CW properly - keyer question

    John Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    Christopher Davis

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

    Lisa Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    Michael Anderson

  16. struggling with my keyer timing, everything sounds mushy

    Amanda Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    Amanda Jackson

  17. finally getting into CW after years of avoiding it — some questions about keyers

    Maria Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Michael Peterson

  19. finally getting into CW but my fist is terrible — any tips?

    Amanda Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Mark Thompson

  20. struggling with my timing on the paddle, sends come out all jumbled

    Frank Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 14 views
    Jessica Williams

  21. struggling with my keyer timing, everything i send sounds mushy

    Karen Lewis,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Ashley Johnson24

  22. struggling with my iambic paddle timing, everything sounds mushy

    John Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Contester

  23. just started learning CW and my sending sounds terrible — any tips?

    Emily Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    Sarah Taylor

  25. struggling with my keyer timing, sending sounds awful

    Emily Zhang,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    Maria Garcia

  26. Single vs dual-lever paddle - which do you prefer for learning?

    Patricia Garcia,
    • 2 replies
    • 240 views
    Bob Martinez

  27. keyer acting weird with my new paddle

    Rachel Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 112 views
    Patricia Lee

  28. struggling with my keyer timing, sending sounds terrible

    Moon Bounce,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    Moon Bounce

  29. struggling with my keyer timing, sends fine sometimes then goes weird

    Patricia Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 34 views
    Sarah Johnson

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