Things You'll Need:
- 2 Blank Cassettes
- HF Receiver Ham Radio Equipment
- Cassette Tape Recorders
- Ham Radio - Amateur Radio Equipment
- Ham Radio - Amateur Radio Equipment
- Ham Radio - Amateur Radio Equipment
- Pencils
- Pencils
- Spiral Notebooks
- Morse-code Instruction Software
- Morse-code Sounders
- Pencils
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Step 1
Find a Morse code practice audiotape or a Morse code tutorial program for your computer.
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Step 2
Study code by sound (listening) rather than by sight (reading).
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Step 3
Practice twice daily for 15 to 30 minutes.
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Step 4
Write characters as you hear them.
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Step 5
Perceive whole characters rather than listening for individual dots and dashes.
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Step 6
Listen to characters sent at a rate equal to 15 words per minute.
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Step 7
Listen to characters sent with spacing between characters equal to a speed of 5 words per minute.
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Step 8
Learn letters in groups related by sound. For example, A, W, J and 1 are formed by a dot and sequential dashes.
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Step 9
Refresh your knowledge before moving to new letters.
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Step 10
Enhance your memorization by translating signs, billboards and other written material into Morse characters as an exercise.
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Step 11
Put off sending Morse code until you can identify all letters by sound.
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Step 12
After learning all letters, increase your comprehension speed by using a sounder to send Morse code into a tape recorder.
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Step 13
Set aside each tape you make for two to three days, then play it and attempt to copy it.
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Step 14
Repeat all exercises. Repetition is the key to success.
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Step 1
Begin to listen to Morse via a radio receiver once you can copy machine-generated code.
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Step 2
Choose band according to reception conditions and time of day.
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Step 3
Monitor ARRL code practice transmissions at scheduled times.
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Step 4
Tune receiver and filters for best reception.
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Step 5
Enhance knowledge by copying routine ham operator's conversations.
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Step 6
Repetition is the key. Listen to Morse code for a few minutes every day.
