[Elecraft] [OT] Suggested techniques for teaching CW?

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Doug GM0ELP wrote:

"... most people who already know cw forget the part where you
simply have to memorise the code. All the methods discussed so far come
after this hurdle."

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Except the program Drew, AF2Z has made available at:

<http://www.archive.org/details/U.S._Armed_Forces_Institute_Basic_Radio_Code
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It starts with hearing the sounds of Morse, then moves into characters. It
teaches perfect copy using groups of letters and numbers, so it doesn't help
with the eventual hurdle of doing "head copy" of plain text, but it is a
good way to learn the basics up to and including 16 WPM or so for someone
who never heard Morse.

Ron AC7AC