Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Software for Learning Morse Code

2007-10-19 Thread Ian J Maude
Corboy-Poteet wrote: A friend of mine recently retired and has expressed a desire to learn code (International Morse). I hope that someone on this list may have taught code as part of an Amateur Radio class and will have a suggestion of a good software package that my friend could use. Mike

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Software for Learning Morse Code

2007-10-19 Thread Julian G4ILO
Take a look at MorseGen, on my web page. It can train using the Koch method, where you start off learning a few characters at a time at a high speed, so you don't get the bad habit of counting dots and dashes the way *I* learned. And it can also create MP3 files you can copy to an iPod (or a cheap

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Software for Learning Morse Code

2007-10-19 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
On top of all the the posts - look at http://www.fists.org/ - US chapter of FISTS - we don't just work each other and we encourage people new to CW http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KochMorse/ - this is a great learning tool and the group is very helpful too

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Software for Learning Morse Code

2007-10-19 Thread Brendan Minish
whilst the tools for learning are important and I am sure you will receive many suggestions on that front. By far the most important factor to successfully learning the code is the approach taken. The best book by far that I have ever read on the subject is The Art and Skill of Radio-Telegraphy

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Software for Learning Morse Code

2007-10-19 Thread Andrey Stoev
This one is pretty good too - http://justlearnmorsecode.com/ 73 AE1Z - Original Message - From: Corboy-Poteet [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 1:08 AM Subject: [Elecraft] [OT] Software for Learning Morse Code A friend of mine recently

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Software for Learning Morse Code

2007-10-19 Thread Dan KB6NU
I always recommend trying both the K7QO course that Ian mentions and the G4FON CW Trainer (www.g4fon.net). They use different techniques, and some people prefer one and some prefer the other. It depends on a person's learning style. 73! Dan KB6NU

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Software for Learning Morse Code

2007-10-19 Thread David Wilburn
My absolute favorite. The only problem is I have not found anything to do as well in Linux. He keeps updating it, getting better all the time and it is free. http://www.g4fon.net/ David Wilburn [EMAIL PROTECTED] K4DGW K2 #5982 FP#-1751 Corboy-Poteet wrote: A friend of mine recently

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Software for Learning Morse Code

2007-10-19 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mike, Just Lean Morse Code is my favorite. The G4FON is great but requires an add-on to allow entering text on the screen. The Just Learn Morse Code program lets you enter copy as you hear it and corrects it giving your the total percentage correct and a list of all charcters with the number

[Elecraft] [OT] Software for Learning Morse Code

2007-10-18 Thread Corboy-Poteet
A friend of mine recently retired and has expressed a desire to learn code (International Morse). I hope that someone on this list may have taught code as part of an Amateur Radio class and will have a suggestion of a good software package that my friend could use. MikeW5FTD