this is driving me nuts tbh. started with some youtube videos then tried that lcwo site for awhile. can get through most of the koch lessons but when i try actual qsos or even just copying call signs i freeze up and miss everything

tried using different apps on my phone too but cant seem to break through this wall. im getting all the letters fine when they come one at a time but put them together in words and my brain just stops working. anyone else had this problem or am i just hopeless lol

also whats the deal with farnsworth vs just regular speed - every app seems to have different settings and im confused which one to use

oh man i remember that phase, took me months to get past it too. the thing that helped me was dont worry about getting every letter - just try to catch familiar patterns. like when you hear a cq call, you already know what its gonna be so you can kind of fill in the blanks

for farnsworth - keep the character speed high like 20wpm but slow down the word spacing. that way you learn to recognize each letter as a sound pattern instead of counting dits and dahs. most people recommend 20/8 or something like that

Yeah I'm stuck around the same speed! Been using morse mania app and ham morse on my phone during lunch breaks. What helped me a bit was not writing everything down, just trying to copy in my head. Also started listening to actual cw qsos on 40m even though i only catch like 30% - at least its real conversations instead of just random letters

Still feels impossible sometimes though