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If you want CW Practice software then look no further than the Iambic Master coupled with the WinKeyer USB.
Got the WinKeyer to bring CW skills to the next level. Practice on the computer or anywhere.
WinKeyer is a low-cost full featured external Morse keyer capable of being fully controlled via a USB interface. It enables software developers to create a fully integrated Morse keyer within their programs, which will operate with Windows XP, Win7, Win8, and now Win10. It ensures accurately timed CW letters and strings no matter what the host PC is doing.
A Bit of History
Few, if any, serious contesters or DXers would contemplate operating without using a computer-based logging program these days. Contest logging was one of the first serious Amateur Radio applications to appear on the PC and within a few years there were many excellent logging programs on the market. Virtually all of these programs had two things in common:
1. They were DOS-based
2. They offered some form of CW keying
The DOS environment lent itself well to the task of internal CW generation. Firstly, it was possible to capture the internal system clock and harness it to provide the timing for the code generator. Second, DOS inherently supported an interrupt system, which provided an easy way to implement CW keying as a background task. Finally, unfettered access to the parallel or serial port meant that the key output could be easily interfaced to the rig.
All this changed with the advent of Windows. Indeed it is fair to state that the huge step forward that Windows represented to the general PC user was at least equalled for Radio Amateurs by the step backwards in CW keying capability. Windows is a multi-tasking operating system which means that the CPU is shared between many different tasks. This makes it very difficult to accurately time CW due to constant task switching. This results in unevenly timed dits and dahs. For example, in the middle of a word you might have an R with a really long dah in the middle or an A that sounds more like an M.
WinKeyer is specifically designed to completely overcome this problem.
By off loading CW generation to a separate dedicated microcontroller, all the timing problems disappear. Applications running on the PC send ASCII letters to Winkeyer for conversion to Morse, allowing them to focus on more important things. Winkeyer provides several other crucial features. An external speed control allows the operator to tweak speed based on operating conditions. Having the ability to run fills with a paddle is essential and Winkeyer provides that also. Finally, to add a level of safety, Winkeyer isolates the PC from the the radio with optocouplers and provides two sets of KEY/PTT outputs for two radios. Winkeyer provides full control of CW timing and keying options all programmable from the PC. To add to Winkeyer's utility, a standalone mode is included which means it is a full featured CW keyer able to be operated without a PC connection.
Thanks for this great video. I can RX CW by ear alright, but my sending sucked. I got a keyer and started playing with this software a few nights ago. I do a bit every night and am already seeing results. Super frustrating when you make a mistake but heaps of fun and very reewarding when you get it right.
Thanks for the comment I really appreciate it.
Very cool, would love to see a Mac version.
Thanks for sharing. I did try the Iambic master and found it difficult to get the spacing just right. That said I noticed that even after a few attempts that I was learning to send better cw. I will keep working at it. I am no where close to you but it is a very fun challenge. Thanks for sharing this video, great job! - Tnx, WM5F
Thanks for the very nice comment. I am not perfect at CW, I have a hard time having a QSO that's off the script. I find it hard to think of letters and tranlate them into CW on the fly
Goes to show daily practice is mandatory... One can't get away with it, I thought I was the only one needing practice. Lol
Absolutely. I get rusty if I don't do anything for a few weeks.
Cool video. Have you seen the DX Engineering PaddlePads ? That might help keep your key from sliding.
I'll look that up thank you.
The hard part, if you are still...not that good with code like me, is that you are sending at 21wpm (in this video), so even though you can see what to send, you don't have time to think about the character, or there will be a space and you'll have to restart, so this is great to learn how to send the characters and...somewhat learn the sound as well....now I want!
This is rigorous. I almost wish there was a setting to be a little less rigourous. Think of the possibilities that a CW game could have? I learned to type from this program that would have letters falling from the top of the screen, you would have to type them before they hit the bottom and they got faster and faster. I got really good at typing that way.
Nice and useful tool
I think it's cool. It is like a game for HAMs. Wouldn't it be easier to practice it in a slower speed?
Yes, but I want to get through it quicker. I kind of like to zip along at a good clip.
Great video đ Vy73 from HB9CSA
Thanks HB9CSA
Outstanding good to have a good fist. Just have to know cw first
Thanks Paul.
Hey Tom, I got to have this software. Can you post a link? Good video!
Ok, I put a link in the description. Good luck!
off topic but
I CHALLENGE YOU baofeng uv5r DIY antenna an try an get a contact outside the US good luck XD
Looks tough.
Where do I find that software?
I just put a link in the description.
The coolest CW game Iâve run across has been out there a couple of decades and is less than one megabyte. Itâs free as well. Itâs called âMorse runnerâ. Hereâs a link: www.dxatlas.com/morserunner/
Itâs like youâre either in a Contest or your the DX. It seems so real! All keyboard tho.