[CW] Morse News and Morse Keyer

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

http://morse-rss-news.sourceforge.net/

Thanks, Bob Denny for this program.

Morse Keyer
Morse Keyer is a software keyer that can be keyed via the mouse or a
key/paddle connected to a serial port. It supports straight keying,
semi-automatic (bug) keying, and Iambic A or B mode automatic keying. The
Morse code can be played as CW radio tones or telegraph sounder click/clack
sounds, and low-latency ASIO sound driver output is supported. Optionally,
the keyer can key an external telegraph sounder or loop, or a ham rig
(while still playing the sound). Since it supports semi-auto keying, it can
be used to send American morse code (a single-lever paddle is best for
this). It's design can support low-latency audio systems (ASIO) and
produces precise timing even at high QRQ speeds. See the article referenced
below.

Chuck Vaughan (AA0HW, of the QRQcw Group) has inspired several recent
improvements to this keyer. Have a look at his article The advantage of
using an ASIO SOUND CARD when using your paddles with a software cw keyer
on your computer. This article covers not only the ASIO audio features and
usage, but also some great information on interfacing your paddles to your
computer via RS-232. Please note that this video is old, but the modes of
operation are accurately depicted.



Click this link or the picture to see the help page for this program
Additional Tools In Source
Contact the author for information on these tools. They require some
advanced system admin skills to install. Sources are available via SVN or
browsing in the Morse Code Tools SourceForge project, under Code. Please
note that John Samarin, author of CW Communicator, has retired from
supporting the program. However, a gent from Portsmouth England has put up
a great CWCom support site called MorsePower.

News robot for CW Communicator and MorseKOB - sends news to the relay
server(s) for these programs. The author is currently feeding several
channels/wires with news and practice words at several speeds using this
tool. Available only in the source code tree (manual installation and
setup). Can install as a Windows Service. Supports multiple Morse code
feeds and can receive from multiple mixed Twitter and RSS/Atom feeds.

An internet relay server ("Ionosphere" or "KOBServer") for CW Communicator
and MorseKOB. Has a built-in web site that allows seeing who is connected
on which channel or wire number. Can install as a Windows Service. You can
see the relay server that the author runs at http://morsecode.dc3.com:7890/.

A .NET assembly that encodes text into International or American morse
code, with full control over code and character timing (for Farnsworth
effects). It has callbacks for "dotscii", MorseMail, and CWCom formats. It
also has full MSDN style CHM file documentation, and will show full
IntelliSense if referenced from your .NET project.

OS Support & Pre-Requisites
Morse Code Tools runs on Windows 10 and 7, 32-bit or 64-bit.

Downloading & Installing
The two programs come together in a packaged installer. Current is V4.4
(June 2021).


Morse Code References
Here are three very good books (PDF) for learning and perfecting your Morse
code skills:

The Art and Skill of Radiotelegraphy

Using an Iambic Paddle

Zen and the Art of Radiotelegraphy

To download a book, right-click on its link and choose "save link as..." or
"save target as" depending on what browser you're using.

Your Own Radio Station
You can use the Morse News program together with the free version of the
Microsoft Expression Encoder to create your own streaming internet
broadcast of Morse code news or whatever you want.

Any application that can receive Real Time Streaming Protocol (rtsp://) or
the old Microsoft Media Server (mms://) streaming content can receive this.
Apps are available on all platforms including mobile devices.

Instructions on how to do this are available at Creating Your Own Internet
Morse Code Broadcast. This page also lists apps on various platforms that
can be used to receive these broadcasts.
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