Headlines Trainer

Practise copying current news headlines sent in Morse code. Choose a news feed, set how each headline is played, shown and spoken, and add realistic band conditions if you want them (set in the ).

Choose the news

News feed

How to practise

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Playback style

Simulated Morse key

Character /Chrcter Farnsworth

Practice style

Define the practice steps by toggling the buttons below, and setting the delays and parameters.

Each message

1: Introduction - hear or see the message first

With Know first: Flashcard (Shift+C) shows the message and Speech (Shift+T) says it, and one of them is always on. With Flashcard on, the step lasts at least the time in the box (e.g. “1000”, “5dit”, “3fdit”, “1ws”), or as long as the speech if that is longer. Use to set the voice, and the to set the flashcard size, case and contrast.

Speech synthesis is not available. Open for details.

2: Morse - copy the message

One of these is always on:

Morse plays the message at your speed.
Speed Racer plays it faster (or slower) first, stepping down (or up) to your speed; configure it in the .

Count (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 or 6) plays the Morse 1 to 5 times, or forever until Next (M) is pressed. Each play of the Morse ends with a word space ( ms), and between one play and the next there is also the time in the box (e.g. “1000”, “5dit”, “3fdit”, “1ws”).

The set the speed, pitch and volume. The set the noise, fading and other stations it is heard through.

3: Recognise - time to work out what it was

Either Hold until you press Play (/ , Space or 0), or wait for the time in the box (e.g. “1000”, “5dit”, “3fdit”, “1ws”).

4: Reveal - hear or see what it was

Flashcard (C) shows the message and Speech (T) says it. With Flashcard on, the step lasts at least the time in the box (e.g. “1000”, “5dit”, “3fdit”, “1ws”), or as long as the speech if that is longer.

Speech synthesis is not available. Open for details.

5: Recap - hear it once more

Morse (Shift+M) plays the message once more, followed by the time in the box (e.g. “1000”, “5dit”, “3fdit”, “1ws”).

6: Bell - the message is over

Bell (B) rings at the end of each message. The set the sound and volume.

7: Wait - before the next message

Either Hold until you press Play (/ , Space or 0), or pause for the time in the box (e.g. “1000”, “5dit”, “3fdit”, “1ws”).

8: Then - what comes next

Next Message (L) off stops after this message, on plays the next message, and 1 plays this message again.

Practise

Review

History

Your practice history, grouped by day. Select a row to show its timing chart; use Play to hear a message.
Time	Message	Speed	You copied	Recording	Your sending	Speed	Result	Accuracy	Precision	Repeats	Delay (ms)
No practice recorded yet.

Settings

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Load some settings from a file (overwriting your current choices), or Save all the settings for this page in a file. Share Settings generates a link to bookmark your settings, insert into a document, or share with someone else. The Reset Settings button changes everything in this page to its default value.

Notes

There are many . Press ? to list them.

General help on the playback controls and Morse Controls (Timing) can be found in a separate page.

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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

Speed Racer lets you try copying at a higher speed than you are used to, and then gradually reduces the speed to a more comfortable one. Or you can start at a slower speed and gradually increase it.

You can choose to vary the character speed, Farnsworth speed, or both:

The table below shows the percentage speed change along with the character and Farnsworth speeds for each time the message will be played.

You can adjust the number of times the message is repeated (2 to 5), the maximum percentage change (-99% to +100%), and your base character and Farnsworth speeds:

Message speeds
Repeat	Percentage Change	Character Speed	Farnsworth Speed
	%



1	None

The Farnsworth Speed cannot go above the Character Speed: where the modified Farnsworth Speed has been limited by the Character Speed, it is shown in red.

Your advanced timing settings in mean that there is no simple Character Speed and/or Farnsworth Speed. The boosted speeds will use precise Character/Farnsworth speeds and the final play will use your custom settings.