CQ Amateur Radio

Learning Morse Code the Old-Fashioned Way!

I have always taken exception to those who say that, when trying to learn code, one should never visualize Morse code characters. They usually advise the use of some type of computer program for sending the sounds of the characters without ever visualizing them. The strange thing is that many hams report that they learned code this “incorrect” way. Note: THEY LEARNED THE CODE! How many language courses would be successful if they never showed you the printed words you were trying to learn?

Today I hear, “I

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