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CW (Morse Code)

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

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

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

  2. finally trying to learn CW properly — keyer question

    Robert Taylor32,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    John Williams99

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

    David Kowalski,
    • 2 replies
    • 212 views
    Carlos Silva

  4. struggling with my keyer timing — everything sounds mushy

    Carlos Silva,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    David Davis

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

    Moon Bounce,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    Moon Bounce

  7. struggling with my keyer timing, everything sounds mushy

    Stephanie Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    Stephanie Clark

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

    Lisa Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Lisa Rodriguez

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

    Emily Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    John Peterson

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

    Patricia Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 119 views
    Amanda Johnson

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

    Michelle Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 122 views
    Ashley Miller

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

    Rajesh Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    David Johnson45

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

    Michael Barnes,
    • 1 reply
    • 103 views
    Emily Williams

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

    James Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 91 views
    Bob Martinez

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

    Emily Zhang,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    Emily Zhang

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

    Sarah Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Robert Moore66

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

    Stephanie Chang,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Amanda Anderson

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

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

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

    Kevin Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 112 views
    James Moore18

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

    Ashley Brown21,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    Emily Davis

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

    Jessica Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Amanda Williams49

  25. struggling with my paddle timing — keyer keeps doubling letters

    Kimberly Brooks,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Sarah Kim

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

    David Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Michael Miller90

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

    Emily Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 142 views
    Frank Nakamura

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

    James Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 113 views
    Thomas Anderson

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

    Susan Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 139 views
    Susan Davis

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