[CW] Morse Code Learning From Kurt Zoglmann, AD0WE

Tue Nov 26 11:53:18 EST 2019

Bill,

Would you send us the download link for version 1.7?

What's the name of your program?

Thanks,

73

DAVID N1EA

On Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 13:31 Bill Lanahan <wa2nfn at gmail.com> wrote:

> The slight delay the developer put in after sending the code, seemed like
> a good idea for head copy.
>
> I checked all the tutor software I have and only LCWO.net and its below
> the covers code engine ebook2cw supported
> this. Since I support a number of ebook2cw features in "cwpt" I added an
> option to take advantage of the feature.
>
> Its EB_WS for "ebook word spacing", so it applies a scaling factor to the
> INTER word spacing. Changing practice text like:
> "one two three test" to "one   two   three   test" as an example.
>
> All my code, readme, sample options file etc are updated - unfortunately I
> have no idea if anyone is even using the tool, so I hope i'm not wasting
> your time.
> If you are the current version is 1.7, anything older should be replaced.
>
>
> 73
> Bill WA2NFN
>
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 8:06 PM David J. J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Have you had difficulty learning Morse code? Or felt that it was
>> insurmountable? Or want to get started in head-copying? Please consider
>> checking out my Morse code course —
>> https://morsecode.ninja/learn/index.html
>>
>>
>> The format of my Morse code course provides continuous and immediate
>> feedback.
>>
>> For each character(s), word, or callsign sent in Morse code, it
>> is then spoken after a one-second pause. This format accelerates the
>> learning process and reduces frustration. And it has proved to be popular
>> in my more advanced practice videos.
>>
>> The course is structured so that it is incrementally more difficult and
>> encourages head-copying from the start! There are 250 lessons. I
>> introduce the characters in the same order as the Level 1 CW Academy class,
>> so the course can be used as a supplement or stand on its own. If you have
>> any feedback, please let me know! I'm open to improving the course. (Note
>> that you will be able to make it through the first few lessons in no time
>> flat. Just listen to the introduction videos until you get the character
>> down. Then in the 1-second pause in the other videos, say out loud whatever
>> you are able to copy. Then move on to the next lesson as soon as you reach
>> 70 to 90% accuracy.)
>>
>> I am excited to release my very own Morse Code Course to help others
>> discover and learn Morse code. It is awesome to give back to the amateur
>> radio community. Many years ago, in 1996, I received a $2,000 scholarship
>> from the Dayton Amateur Radio Association. I hope that whoever made that
>> possible would be proud to know that I graduated cum laude with a B.S. in
>> Information Systems from Kansas State University and would later go on to
>> give back to the amateur radio community. I now have over 1,000 hours of
>> Morse code content on YouTube, and people watch more than 30 hours of my
>> videos each day! (All of it is public domain and ad-free.)
>>
>> I had wanted to create this course for several months after I had gotten
>> several requests to create something to help others get started learning
>> Morse code. I ended up doing the majority of the work when I was sick!
>> When I was able to tolerate sitting in a chair, I worked quickly to flesh
>> out
>> the code necessary to generate each lesson. Then I rented 20 large
>> servers from Amazon in Virginia and Ohio to render the video. Otherwise, it
>> would have taken over a month on my iMac to produce that much video! There
>> are 100s of hours!
>>
>> — feeling excited.
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