Headlines Trainer

Practise copying current news headlines sent in Morse code.

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Message

Playback Controls

Morse Controls | Speech Controls | Bell Controls

Detailed controls

Simulated morse key

Character / Effective Character/Effective

Elapsed practice time

Play

Play starts playback (with Repeat it will continue).

Next plays the next message.

VVV plays VVV to preview the CW speed and tempo.

Play options Repeat / Repeat-one plays new messages continuously or repeats the current message. Download saves the current message as an audio file.

Toggle the buttons to choose what sequence to play and show for each message:

Toggle the buttons to choose what sequence to play and show for each message; configure Morse, speech and bell:

1: Show & Say Before - option to see the flashcard or hear the message spoken before the Morse is played

Display the Flashcard for ms (Flashcard Time).

Use the Speech Controls to configure the Speech (voice, volume, rate, pitch)

2: Morse - play the message using sound, light, vibration

Use the Morse Controls to configure the Morse (speed, volume, pitch and playback medium).

After each message, a pause of is used.

Count controls how many times the message is played, with an Extra Gap of ms between repeats.

3: Recognition - optional extra time for you to recognise the message

There is a pause of after a message (currently ms).

Add Recognition Time of ms.

4: Show & Say After - option to see the flashcard or hear the message spoken after the Morse is played

Display the Flashcard for ms (Flashcard Time).

Use the Speech Controls to configure the Speech (voice, volume, rate, pitch).

5: Morse Repeat - option to play the Morse message again

There is a pause of after a message (currently ms).

Add an Extra Gap of ms.

6: Bell - optional bell played to indicate the end of the sequence

Use Bell Controls to configure the Bell (type, volume and duration).

Add a Bell Gap of ms.

Configure the pauses used in the sequence:

Recognition Time (ms)

Flashcard Time (ms)

Extra Gap (ms)

Bell Gap (ms)

Morse timing within a message is configured in the Morse Controls

History

Time		Message	Speed	#

Acknowledgements

Thanks go to Glenn (W4YES) of CW Innovations and Tom (W0FN) for their help with reviewing the playback interface. Various features have been copied (with permission) from the Morse Code Ninja materials, and the parameters for different keys from Seiuchy.

Change log

Playback medium

Simulated morse key

Pitch (Hz)

Volume (0-100)

Character speed

No character speed fits the advanced timing

Farnsworth speed

No Farnsworth speed fits the advanced timing

Dit length

#Dits
Length (ms)

Dah length

#Dits
Length (ms)

Intra-character space

#Dits
Length (ms)

Inter-character space

#Dits
Length (ms)

Word space

#Dits
Length (ms)

Effective speed

(words per minute)

Start-up delay (ms)

Download end-gap (ms)

Timing visualisation

Speech Controls

Voice

Rate adjustment (default 0)

Pitch adjustment (default 0)

Bell Controls

Bell sound

Pause after the bell (ms)

Volume