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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 my timing on the paddle, sends like garbage

    Steven Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 36 views
    Emily Thomas17

  2. finally bought a real paddle after years of using a straight key — some thoughts

    Rick Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Kevin Jackson

  3. finally trying to learn CW after years of putting it off — keyer question

    James Wilson94,
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views
    Robert Miller

  4. First time paddle user - spacing issues with Bencher BY-1

    Contest Joe,
    • 2 replies
    • 496 views
    Jennifer Liu

  5. finally trying to learn CW properly — keyer question

    Robert Taylor32,
    • 1 reply
    • 24 views
    John Williams99

  7. First iambic paddle - CW Morse 3D vs BaMaKey TP3?

    Moon Bounce,
    • 2 replies
    • 995 views
    Moon Bounce

  8. struggling with my keyer timing — everything sounds mushy

    Carlos Silva,
    • 1 reply
    • 10 views
    David Davis

  9. struggling with paddle timing on my new keyer — feel like im fighting it

    Emily Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    John Peterson

  10. Help! Paddle vs keyer specs are confusing - what actually matters?

    David Kowalski,
    • 2 replies
    • 148 views
    Carlos Silva

  11. struggling to get my keyer timing right — everything sounds mushy

    Emily Zhang,
    • 1 reply
    • 17 views
    Gregory Smith

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

    Michelle Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    Ashley Miller

  14. struggling to get my fist consistent on CW — any tips from folks who've been through this?

    Sarah Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Robert Moore66

  15. struggling with my keyer timing — is this a me problem or a settings thing

    Stephanie Chang,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Amanda Anderson

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

    Michael O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    Michael Moore99

  17. struggling with my keyer timing — sends fine slow but falls apart faster

    Kevin Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    James Moore18

  19. struggling with my keyer timing, sending sounds like garbage

    Ashley Brown21,
    • 1 reply
    • 23 views
    Emily Davis

  20. finally getting into CW but my sending is a mess — keyer help?

    Jessica Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    Amanda Williams49

  21. finally getting into CW after putting it off for years — where do I even start with paddles

    David Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 15 views
    Michael Miller90

  22. just started learning CW and my sending is a mess — any advice?

    Emily Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 102 views
    Frank Nakamura

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

    Susan Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 92 views
    Susan Davis

  25. struggling with my new paddle, dots keep running together

    Sarah Wilson93,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    Jessica Taylor

  26. struggling with my keyer timing, dit dahs all running together

    James Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 40 views
    Daniel Rodriguez

  27. My journey learning CW at 15 WPM - what finally clicked

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 129 views
    David Anderson74

  28. struggling with iambic keying — am i doing this wrong?

    David Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 46 views
    Diana Foster

  29. finally trying to learn CW properly — any tips on sending rhythm?

    Christopher Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 15 views
    Michelle Brown

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