Gosh, it looks awful, and I though what I'm doing was hard. Looks like it was much harder in 1941! But I guess their methods worked too, since they graduated all those students.
Nowadays there are two primary methods, "Koch" and "Farnsworth". I've been studying with the Farnsworth technique, using the ARRL's double CD set, "Your Introduction to Morse Code".
I've been studying 15 minutes in the mornings and evenings for over a month now. It was difficult in the beginning (isn't it always), but I'm starting to catch on, and now it's getting easier, and as I learn more it becomes more fun. I'm up to lesson 16.
The ARRL (American Radio Relay League) website has a good Morse Code reference Page:
ARRLWeb: Learn Morse Code (CW)!
A Google search reveals a lot of info too, there are several free computer programs available for learning Morse Code. I had thought there would be a program that would give you the signal, allow you to type the corresponding letter, and give you instant verification if it is right or wrong, but I've yet to see a program that works that way. Does anyone know of such a program?
I'd love to hear from people who have learned Morse Code, and their preferences for what they feel are the best learning methods. Please feel free to share them in the comments section.
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I don't have a ham radio; I just remembered how, when I was a Girl Scout, how cool I thought Morse code.
So when I stumbled upon the ARRL CD's I started listening to them on my way to and from work. No real use for them, just for fun, just for nostalgia. Just so I can say I know a little Morse code.
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