The CW Mode is, without reservation, my favorite mode of operation. There are several reasons for this and I will try to list them here. Some of my comments will incite anger among those that harbor an unrealistic view of the hobby. I say that to incite a riot where possible. I have lots of fun doing that...
In any case, CW or Morse Code as some may think of it, is the original "meat computer" mode. The human mind translates the dits and dahs of the signals heard into an intelligible message. It does not take a computer. It does not take an iPhone or iPad. It simply takes training on the part of the operator. A little like learning to ride a bike. You get a few bruises along the way but, once learned, you are capable of getting back on that bike at any time and riding again.
Other so-called digital modes, such as PSK31, RTTY, and such, require a computer to encode and decode the transmission. What if the power goes out? What if the computers don't work? Those modes will be dead in the water. For those that know Morse Code, we will be able to communicate from our caves across the canyon with a heliograph or signal flags. We won't need electricity, much less a power-hungry computer.
But, I digress. The purpose of this page is to provide a gateway to my Morse Code Key Collection. With that, here are links to the pages:
Table Of Contents
Straight Key Collection
Paddle Key Collection
Bug Collection
The CW Mode is, without reservation, my favorite mode of operation. There are several reasons for this and I will try to list them here. Some of my comments will incite anger among those that harbor an unrealistic view of the hobby. I say that to incite a riot where possible. I have lots of fun doing that...
In any case, CW or Morse Code as some may think of it, is the original "meat computer" mode. The human mind translates the dits and dahs of the signals heard into an intelligible message. It does not take a computer. It does not take an iPhone or iPad. It simply takes training on the part of the operator. A little like learning to ride a bike. You get a few bruises along the way but, once learned, you are capable of getting back on that bike at any time and riding again.
Other so-called digital modes, such as PSK31, RTTY, and such, require a computer to encode and decode the transmission. What if the power goes out? What if the computers don't work? Those modes will be dead in the water. For those that know Morse Code, we will be able to communicate from our caves across the canyon with a heliograph or signal flags. We won't need electricity, much less a power-hungry computer.
But, I digress. The purpose of this page is to provide a gateway to my Morse Code Key Collection. With that, here are links to the pages:
Table Of Contents
Straight Key Collection
Paddle Key Collection
Bug Collection
