Eben ZL2EF provided an insightful introduction to morse code at our June 2024 regular meeting. He gave us t he history of morse code (known in amateur radio circles as “CW” or “Continuous Wave”), and pointers on how to learn the code – both for speed and for real world amateur communications. He also demonstrated his QRP CW transceiver and a range of different types of keys. Thanks also to George ZL2AG for bringing along his collection of “bugs” (mechanical automated keys).
Some key websites he referenced:
https://morsecode.ninja/ (Kurt Zoglemann)
https://cwops.org/cw-academy/ (CW Ops Academy)
https://longislandcwclub.org/ (Long Island CW club)
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html (Slow Speed “Contest”)
