How to learn Morse Code?
Joined: Jan 2000
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From: Derby
Just to stick my tuppence-ha'pennyworth in. You're learning it to pass an exam. As Whirly said: ten sets of three characters at (I think) 5 words per min. Learn it that way. Don't over-complicate by trying to understand it at a higher rate or thinking of transmitting it. On my course we had some guys try to learn to decode at a faster rate, only to get confused by the slooooow presentation in the actual tests. Don't fork out loads for a tape or CD - it's a waste of money. Grab any freebies off the net that you can and just listen to them.
In three character sets at 5wpm.
Rumour Reader is about right with his list of aide memoirs
The only two additional ones I can remember:
G --. (Golf is two long drives and a putt)
U -.- (Uniform belt with a buckle in it)
I personally have an aversion to 'learning opposites' 'cos I always confuse myself: "now is that the opposite of that or is it its opposite. Which one's which one's opposite ? Eeek!"
And you can just hope that a truck doesn't reverse past the exam hall while the test is on. Beeeeep, beeeeep, beeeeep .....
(It happened !)
In three character sets at 5wpm.
Rumour Reader is about right with his list of aide memoirs
The only two additional ones I can remember:
G --. (Golf is two long drives and a putt)
U -.- (Uniform belt with a buckle in it)
I personally have an aversion to 'learning opposites' 'cos I always confuse myself: "now is that the opposite of that or is it its opposite. Which one's which one's opposite ? Eeek!"
And you can just hope that a truck doesn't reverse past the exam hall while the test is on. Beeeeep, beeeeep, beeeeep .....
(It happened !)
