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[David L. Wilson]

On 8/18/2018 10:41 AM, Eric C. Carlson wrote:
 > If you have digital recordings, open them in a program like Audacity. It
 > will easily visualize the dashes and dots.
 >
 > -Eric
 >
 > On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 9:37 AM John Wilson <w4uvv at comcast.net> wrote:
 >
 >> Here is a trick I have used for over 25 years when trying to id cw id
 >> transmissions from any audio source.  I use an old SONY handheld
 >> portable cassette tape recorder.  I place the recorder powered on and in
 >> the record mode at normal speed close to the speaker..  Then I rewind
 >> the tape when finished or want to stop it..  Then I cheat. I play it
 >> back in the sloooooow playback speed option.  It's never failed me yet.
 >> I bet these fancy expense smartphones can't do that.

Recording it with Audacity and playing it back slowed down with that is 
easier--you can look for the ID in the display and see the cw while 
hearing it.

-- 
David L. Wilson