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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 sending sounds terrible — tips?

    Robert Johnson52,
    • 1 reply
    • 79 views
    Mark Stevens

  2. finally trying to learn CW properly - keyer questions

    Jessica Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Emily Davis71

  3. struggling to get my keyer timing to feel right - am i just overthinking this

    Sarah Wilson13,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    James Davis67

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

    Sarah Wilson93,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Jessica Taylor

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

    Christopher Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Michael Miller90

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

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 157 views
    David Anderson74

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

    Thomas Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
    Paul Wilson

  9. struggling with my keyer timing, dit/dah ratio feels off

    John Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Ashley Anderson73

  10. struggling with my iambic paddle timing, keyer keeps doubling letters

    Michael Torres,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Lisa Rodriguez91

  11. Struggling with paddle spacing adjustments - any tips?

    Dave Thompson,
    • 2 replies
    • 169 views
    Kevin Turner

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

    Amanda Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Frank Williams

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

    Kevin Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Brian Mitchell

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

    David Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 91 views
    Diana Foster

  16. finally trying to learn CW — keyer settings driving me nuts

    Linda Hayes,
    • 1 reply
    • 142 views
    Gregory Adams

  17. CW receiving tips for weak signal DX work

    DX Hunter,
    • 2 replies
    • 116 views
    John Williams

  19. keyer keeps sending dits when i want dahs

    Packet Radio,
    • 1 reply
    • 204 views
    Daniel Jackson

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

    Karen Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Nicole Larsen

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

    Jessica Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 45 views
    Jessica Nakamura

  22. finally starting to learn CW — what keyer/paddle combo are you guys actually happy with

    Christine Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Patricia Kim

  23. finally trying to learn CW properly — keyer timing is throwing me off

    Steven Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    John Patterson

  25. finally got a paddle but my spacing is all over the place

    Lisa Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views
    Contester

  26. struggling with my paddle technique, hand keeps tensing up

    Rachel Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    Rachel Green

  27. struggling to get my paddle timing right — keyer just feels off

    John Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
    Sarah Anderson50

  28. struggling with my paddle timing, everything sounds mushy

    Michael Moore99,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    Michael Moore99

  29. finally trying to learn CW seriously — keyer questions

    Emily Davis71,
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
    Jessica Williams53

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