Subj : Yet another morse proggie
To   : Angus McLeod
From : Deuce
Date : Mon Aug 22 2005 11:22 pm

  Re: Yet another morse proggie
  By: Angus McLeod to Deuce on Mon Aug 22 2005 23:36:00

 >  > For those who didn't get the psychic URL transmission, it's:
 >  > http://ham.bbsdev.net/
 > 
 > Quick observations:
 > 
 > i)  Learning CW is all aboput learning to RECEIVE it.  Sending is easy
 >     once you can receive.
 > 
 > ii) The letters are saught in sequences determined by the aural pattern.
 >     For instance, the first group of letters taught is usually E, I, S, H,
 >     and 5.   Once these have been mastered, then you learn T, M, O  and 0.
 >     And so forth.

i) Yeah, that's what I figured, but I wanted the ability to actually practice. 
The mouse clicking bit is quite a bit smaller amount of code than the recieving
bit... in fact, it just attempts to translate what to click.  there's no
drilling or anything like that.

ii) I'm currently using a computer-adapted koch-farnsworth method... the code
is played full speed, then the program blocks until you press a key
(preferrably, the key that corresponds to the code you just heard.  :-)
If you get more than 90% over a 5 minute drill, it will add another letter to
the mix.  The Farnsworthy bit comes from the blocking between sequences.  I
does use the reccomended Koch learning sequence though, specifically:
KMRSUAPTLOWI.NJEF0Y,VG5/Q9ZH38B?427C1D6X<BT><SK><AR>

Which I swiped from a few different sites, including:
http://hfradio.org/koch_2.html

I'm thinking that after you complete the modified farnsowrth, it would go to a
modified koch which sends a random-length sequence then waits for the whole
sequence to be entered.  Following that, I was thinking of an ELIZA type
program for the more "standard" CW conversations.

But, I could add in random drilling by groups, but that seems like it would
take longer to learn.  Instead of learning the differences between codes that
sound similar, you're learning the sound of codes in general using this method.
I made more sense to me anyways. *shrug*

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