I have recently started airing some CW training classes on a Tuesday evening. We have a number of club members who seem keen to learn the code, so we have taken to using the 2m Slow Morse Frequency (145.250). Sessions start at 8pm if you wish to join us.
Below are recordings taken off air of the classes with Peter G0OIK.
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Session 1 – recorded 29/4/25
On air with Peter, Matt G4IYT and Martin G7MSG
Lesson introduces – CQ DE G0OIK KN and G4IYT (11 characters)
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Session 2 – recorded 7/5/25
On air with Peter, Bob G4PVB, Jack M7FZE and Matt G4IYT.
Lesson introduces – MNI TNX TKS FER CALL UR RST 599 5NN M7FZE (10 New character added to the 11 from previous session)
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Session 3 – recorded 13/5/25
On air with Peter, Bob G4PVB, Jack M7FZE and Matt G4IYT.
During the session at about 10 minutes in Matt asks me about the BK ‘prosign’. I miss heard what he was asking at the time and thought he had said DK – which has no meaning and assumed he was asking about the = sign that is used alot. BK is not really a prosign but is just shorthand for Break. So it is used as either a break in or out of transmission. eg. Break in ‘BK DE G0OIK = CONVERSATION CONTINUES’ or break out ‘PLEASE STAND BY BK BK’ (SILENCE WHILE YOU WAIT).
Timestamps:
Recap from first session – 3:00
Recap from second session – 5:50
First Sentence – HI OM HR NAME IS – OP = – 12:40
2nd Sentence – WX HR VRY GUD BT CLOUDY 12 C – 18:30
Un-announce Words repeated – letters repeated twice then repeated as a full word – 26:15
Sentences set once then gone through after Matt gives answer – 32:30
As above but with another sentence – 34:55
Numbers – 39:10
Questionmark – 40:03
/ symbol – 41:50
40m On Air QSO (Transcript below) – 45:05
Transcript of live QSO with Matt G4IYT
(G0OIK) – G4IYT DE G0OIK KN
(G4IYT) – G0OIK DE G4IYT MNI TKS FER CALL UR RST HE99 5NN MEOOIK DE G4IYT KN
(G0OIK) – BK DE G0OIK MNI TNX FR RPRT = HR U R RST 599 5NN = SO FB SIG = SO BTU G4IYT DE G0OIK KN
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Session 4 – recorded 20/5/25
On air with Peter, Bob G4PVB, Jack M7FZE and Matt G4IYT.
Timestamps:
Intro to this session – Pangrams – 1:35
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog – 4:00
Pangram No.2 – 14.45
Pangram No.3 – 18:40
Pangram No.4 – 23:35
Pangram No.5 – 27:13
Pangram No.6 – 32.15
Pangram No.7 – 35:30
Pangram No.8 – 37.36
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