[CQ-Contest] CW Practice

[David Robbins K1TTT]

The old MM-3 keyers had that built in to them.


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
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AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Gilbert
> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 06:23
> To: CQ-Contest at contesting. com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] CW Practice
> 
> 
> With N1MM, I've gone entire CW contests without touching a key, and
> since I don't ragchew much my sending is getting pretty rusty.  I could
> just use the sidetone on the rig to practice sending stuff from a text
> file, but I was wondering if there is any CW simulation software like
> MorseRunner or RUFZ that requires you to send the other person's call
> and your report with a key instead of just typing it on a keyboard.  Has
> anyone ever come across anything like that?  I've looked around and
> didn't find anything.  It doesn't have to be a pileup simulator
> (although that would be nice) ... just something that tracks speed and
> accuracy.  I can pick out calls fairly well ... it's my sending that's
> gotten poor.
> 
> If not, someone should write such a program.  It wouldn't even require a
> unique hardware interface to the computer .. the audio from the rig's
> sidetone could be fed into the sound card like many people already do
> for digital modes or for contest recording.
> 
> Or I could just get on the air and make QSOs, I guess  ;)    I hesitate
> to just jump back into a contest with a paddle purely for practice,
> though ... aside from the probable embarrassment I'd prefer not to tie
> up the folks on the other end with my mistakes.
> 
> 73,
> Dave   AB7E
> 
> 
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