Practise copying current news headlines sent in Morse code.
Choose from a wide range of sources.
See what's playing or hide the text and use the "Flashcard" and "Speech" settings to reveal or hear each sentence before and/or after it's played (using audio, light or vibration).
The Morse Controls provide control over the character speed and Farnsworth speed or, if you need it, the advanced sound controls let you adjust everything to the millisecond.
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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.
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Morse Controls
Playback medium
Play the Morse code using sound.
Play the Morse code using sound
Show the Morse code using a flashing light.
Show the Morse code using a flashing light
Make your device vibrate with the Morse code.
Make your device vibrate with the Morse code
'Sidetone' frequency in Hz. A high number makes a high pitched sound. 550 is a good value.
The character speed in words per minute, taking 'PARIS ' as the standard word.
Shortcut:
Shift+Z
or Shift+X
No character speed fits the advanced timing
The Farnsworth speed in words per minute. Ths slows down the space between letters and words, making it easier to learn Morse. It must be a lower value than the character speed.
Shortcut:
Z
or X
No Farnsworth speed fits the advanced timing
Set the length of each element by hand. If you close the Advanced Timing controls then detailed timing settings will be approximated by the simple Character and Farnsworth speeds.
Dit length
The length of 1 dit will always be 1 dit!
The length of the dit in milliseconds.
Dah length
The length of a dah compared to a dit (normally 3).
The length of the dah in milliseconds.
Intra-character space
The length of the intra-character space compared to a dit (normally 1).
The length of the intra-character space in milliseconds.
Inter-character space
The length of the inter-character space compared to a dit (normally 3).
The length of the inter-character space in milliseconds.
Word space
The length of the inter-word space compared to a dit (normally 7).
The length of the inter-word space in milliseconds.
Effective speed
The speed in words per minute given the advanced timing settings
How long a delay in milliseconds to leave before each message begins. If you find the first beep is too short or missing, then increase this.
How much silence in milliseconds to add to the end of a saved audio file (to avoid audio players clipping it).
