Notes to Self

Session 7, introduces the letters G and P, the numbers 7 and 9, and the / character. (Thanks, Mateo, for sending out the Lesson 7 mp3 file that you can listen to on headphones.) Welcome, Session 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, session 7 is...

Session 6, introduces the letters F and Y. F is the reversed L. Though it sounds distinctly different, some folks have difficulty between the letters the first few times.   (Thanks, Mateo, for sending out the Lesson 6 mp3 file that you can listen to on headphones.) Welcome, Session 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,...

Session 5, introduces the letters M and W, the numbers 3 and 6, and our first punctuation, ?.  The question mark has a very distinct and musical sound.  It’s also fun to do on a paddle with repeat: hold for two dots, hold two dashes, hold two dots, release.   (Thanks, Mateo, for sending out the Lesson 5 mp3 file that you...

Session 4 introduced the letters U and C.   In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, it’s divided into copying segments: R, H, D, L, 1, R, U, C (five times each) chat, chair, chin, chart, ouch, couch, touch, such, teach, reach, sun, son, hold, told, sail, rail, tail, nail, oil, soil, toil, coil, rain, cause, sauce, toss, toll, tall, tell, cell, call, NC5A,...

Session 3 introduced the letters D, H, L (my favorite Morse letter), R and the numbers 2 and 5.  In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, it’s divided into copying segments: O, I, S, R, H, D, 1, 2, 5 (five times each) all, tell, tall, deal, the, their, doll, dell, hall, hill, hole, load, lead, late, later, seal, sell, sole, she, shed, her,...

Note: In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, session 2 covers the letters I, O, S and the numbers 1 and 4. With more letters, we can make more interesting words. It’s divided into copying segments: T, E, A, N, I, O, S, 1, 4 (five times each) TON, TIN, TIE, TOE, NO, NOT, NOTE, IT, AT, ONE, NEAT, NET, NIT, TOES, STONE, TEASE, NOISE, ONE...

Note: In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, session 1 covers the letters A, E, N and T. It’s divided into copying segments: T, E, A, N (five times each) TEA, TEE, EAT, ATE, AT, TAT, TEEN, NEAT, TEN, NET, TAN, EAT AT, TEN, ATE AT, TEN, AT TEE. And sending segments: TEA, TEN, NET, TEE, EAT AT TEN, AT TEE...

Note: I’m advising a Morse Code (CW) beginner course and wanted to capture my notes, questions that have come up, as well as making updates and corrections. Overview My primary goal and hopes for the course are to help make it fun and encourage you to make CW friends on the air.  The CW Academy beginner course structure is thus:...