[FARC] Meeting Program Idea

[Kirk Talbott]

Just an idea for a meeting topic.  I've been running a program (works fine on Vista) called "Just Learn Morse Code"  that KB3OMO Allen Garst turned me onto.  Is a pretty neat Morse code learning tool and seems better than listening to Morse code learning CD's.  Though I've just started and can't really do much code, I've been wondering, how does one hook up a Morse code key and set up a radio to do CW?  What's the best type of CW key to use for rookies on CW?   What is the difference between a "straight key" and a "paddle?"  On the Kenwood TS-2000 it is not as straightforward as it sounds to set up and get running correctly.  Stuff like CW semi break-in and full break-in, electronic keyer, changing keying speed, auto weighting, reverse keying weight ratio, manual tx/rx switching, et. al..  

So, for some of us HF and CW rookies out there a good FARC meeting topic might be to go over the steps for setting up CW on a radio and possibly some operating guidelines for operating CW.    

73
KB3ONM
Kirk
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