Re [Elecraft] CW ???

[Nigel]

Hi James

This one by Gary Bold zl1an is excellent.   Introduces you to the various
letters in a well proven way then has about 900 texts you can practise on.
Handles farnworth speed, tone etc all independently adjustable.  Can send
random groups and you can paste any text into a window and have it send it.

http://www.nzart.org.nz/nzart/Exam/files/installteach202.exe


Also the ARRL mp3 CW files at http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/morse.html are useful
in learning morse.  You can download to mp3 player and go portable

Another is a new release freeware http://www.winmorse.com/ converts text
directly to audio files (wav, au, aiff & txt).  Conversion is fast and user
can select the tone frequency (50 - 4000Hz), wpm rate (any) and either Std
Morse, ARRL Farnsworth or Your Choice of spacing.  You paste the text into
the Window and press Convert.  Prosigns and non English letters recognised
and converted!   Extensive and informative Help Files.

I have used Goldwave to further convert the wav files to mp3 for playing on
mp3 a player as an aid to learning to "reading morse in my head". (Work in
progress)

If you want a device then the MFJ 418 might be worth a look at.  I have one
and it seems to work fine.  QSOs and callsigns are all usa orientated 

Regards

73  Nigel ZL2DF

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Nigel Hayton
New Plymouth
New Zealand
zl2df at nzart.org.nz
K2 #03029