Since October 2020 I have practiced “listening” to morse code every day for about 20 minutes on the platform Learn CW online . Now I can hear all letters at a character speed / effective speed of 40/11 WpM (words per minute). Starting next week I start listening to words and also sending morse code! ...
QRP CW - Real amateurradio !
While I was learning the morse code, I naturally thought about where to use morse code on air. After some research, I have decided for QRP, because the simplicity of starting this way was more than fascinating to me. I have also decided to use the device QCX + 5W CW transceiver kit . I have ordered the device for the 80m band with great enthusiasm. While falling asleep that day, I went through it all over again. I had to think of the formula for the antenna length, lambda/2 - and oh dear, where should I set up this 40m long antenna wire in the garden without … In the morning at 7:00 am I have immediately changed my order to the 20m band, which has been confirmed within a few hours by a friendly e-mail; what an excellent service! ...
Morse code
The fascination with the “Morse language” is still there and it just didn’t leave me alone. After reading for hours on the Internet about the origin and the beginnings of morse code, I was even more excited, the fascination increased, and the idea of communicating worldwide with the simplest means via radio has now become my goal. ...