#1 Introduction to CW Vocabulary | Morse Code for SOTA
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2023
- Do you have any requests for CW listening practice? I'm making a series to help folks learn by listening - leave your requests in the comments below!
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Morse code is a language spoken through air and fingers
This video was made for KO6BTM by KD7DTS to support her
enthusiasm for learning CW
You will hear common abbreviations used during activations
for Summits on the Air (SOTA) and Parks on the Air (POTA), including:
CQ, DE, R, U, UR, RST, TU, K, BK, 73, 72, EE, N, QRS, FB, AGN, PSE, QSL, GA, GM, GE, GD, QRP
The video concludes with a simple example exchange
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Many thanks to VK3BQ for compiling these common abbreviations - Наука та технологія
Good job on this video! Excellent CW lesson and demo. Now subbed!
Thank you! I recently started learning to cw and that's what I've been looking for long time. 73!
Great video! I shared it. Subbed for future content.
Great job !
Your videos are extremely helpful. Thank you so much for making this content!
My pleasure! Are you already operating CW on the air, or pursuing it as a 2024 goal?
@@OutdoorAdventureRadio I am operating CW on air and practicing online on the CWCom desktop application when I am remote.
I hadn't bumped into CWCom - very neat! I'm hoping to get time this year to take CW Academy from cwops.org/ - that's one of the gold-standard ways to learn I've seen folks using around the LA area. @@HumanTimeMachine
4 weeks into CW Academy and following along. I do a lot of SOTA so this is beneficial to developing my copy for it... Nice smooth fist! Easy listening. 73
I know absolutely nothing about morse and this video just popped up in my recommendations but this is brilliant and very very very interesting!! Thanks
I need to know where and how and why this is still used!!
Glad you bumped into this video, and took the time to learn a bit about our radio hobby!
Putting a "why do we use CW?" video on my to-do list. The short version - for me, CW is ideal as an incredibly efficient way to use small, lightweight radios for long-distance communication while backpacking. Perfect for communications from mountaintops (summits on the air) and parks (parks on the air).
@@calbrock6302
It’s faster than texting.
The distance is far greater and the power is far less than voice.
The OG of texting
This is oddly useful and practical! Thanks! ;) tho can I ask? I've heard that E E is not really usable if the other person has to answer, as in, you wouldn't say "bye" if you expect the other person to speak, in your example you just straight up say E E is that common?
It's pretty typical for an QSO to end with, "...GL 73 E E", and then the other person sends back, "E E'". There are a lot of different ways you'll hear the final dits used on the air - easiest way to get a feel for it is tune into a few activations, with your own radio or with a WebSDR, and see what's happening!
Great concept here. How about the top 200 words used in ham QSOs? Would help those trying to copy words.
Great suggestion! I've put together a few lists of common words, abbreviations, and such that I'll make a video about soon. It's on my to-do list of ham projects for spare evenings!
What key are you using? Thanks for the vid.
This is the BaMaKeY TP-III... amazing little key! Goes with me everywhere, from mountains to ARRL Field Day. www.bamatech.net/morsetasten/bamakey-tp-iii-twin-paddle-key-rot.html?language=en
What is / where'd you get the magnetic steel base?
This is what I use - amzn.to/48dkTxT (associate link). Works great, and affordable. Plenty of other options if you want to poke around.
@@OutdoorAdventureRadio Oh wow this is perfect. I've tried several options, and all are too thin and light and slide around. I've been thinking a lot about "what piece of thick metal exists with a rubber bottom, that doesn't slide around" but couldn't think of anything. Going to order one of these for sure.
EDIT: ordered one, and it's perfect
Great videos. Very helpful. How long have you two been at Learning CW? K5JDX
I've known CW since I was 16, but didn't use it for many years. I only started activating regularly with CW last year. My XYL memorized the entire alphabet in one day late last year, and then learned to key in another day. She's incredibly gifted with languages - I anticipate she'll be making the videos for me, soon!
What morse key are you using ?
This is the BaMaTech TP-III... my absolute favorite field paddle.
www.bamatech.net/morsetasten/bamakey-tp-iii-twin-paddle-key-rot.html
The base is a metal jeweler's block: amzn.to/431Tq1h (affiliate link)
Way too fast for me
All my videos are at 20 WPM to help my XYL practice head copy. I assume that the viewer is already pretty good with code, and trying to learn relatively fast activation-style words and exchanges. Lots of resources for getting there! I’d recommend checking out morsecode.ninja/advice/index.html
Get a copy of "The CW Way of Life" by Chris Rutkowski, NW6V. His learning technique is especially good for couples. 73 and HNY...W6QR
Thanks Bill, and HNY! Looking forward to working with you on improving my code this year!
Thank you so much for your nice cw exercise. DE JK1KSO