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POTA CW exchanges added - I have added POTA ( Parks on the Air ) exchanges to the Morse Code Generator . I have used various sources for how these types of exchanges normally go (see list below), but they may need ’tweaking’ a bit to add in more variability. 
 
 QRPer.com - How to send a standard POTA CW exchange 
 Parks on the Air CW Guide 
 HamRadioDuo POTA CW…
I’m doing some behind the scenes maintainance work on the site, consolidating my DNS and Nameservers and other things. Hopefully this wont result in any issues but you never know! If the site does vanish or stop working then please let me know. 
 I’m also working on the new Extra pool that was released recently. I’m a little behind on getting that into the site due to some…
Version 1.492 of the Ham Morse iOS application was released on the App Store a few days ago. This was mostly a maintenance release to address a few bugs and other issues that had cropped up. However, it also included a more significant change to the app configuration - the app audio now plays regardless of the device’s Silent Mode setting! This has been causing issues for ages where it looks…
Replay option - You can now replay a passage of practice text in the Morse Code Generator . When the code for a particular passage of text has finished playing, the play button will change to a ‘Replay’ option that will allow you to listen to the same passage of text again. The Play button now has the following states: 
 
 Play - Initial setting, click to play the generated…
Version 1.490 of the Ham Morse iOS application was released on the App Store today (July 15th, 2022). This was a maintenance release to fix a bug present in v1.480 related to iPhones with a specific screen size (12/13 minis, 11 pro, X and XS). 
 Technical bugs 
 
 Fixed a UI layout bug for iPhones with screens height of 812 points. This was causing the app to crash on launch on those…
Version 1.480 of the Ham Morse iOS application was released on the App Store yesterday. This was mostly a maintenance release to address a few bugs and other issues that had cropped up. 
 App Features 
 
 Added support for larger iPhone screens. 
 Updated or removed RSS news feeds which were no longer working. 
 Updated the support URL. 
 Reorganized the iPad screen layout…
I have fixed the Morse Code Generator to bring the QSO option back online. It will now create a part of a simulated CW conversation (QSOs) that will give you practice copying many of the usual elements of a basic morse code conversation: callsigns, names, places, weather, rigs and antenna, power, etc. 
 An example of a generated QSO is shown below. 
 kd9otp de ku9vyw = ge, tu for call = ur…
Its a brand new look for AA9PW.com! After many years of WordPress combined with various hacks and other disruptions I figured it was time to change things up and move to something a bit more modern. This new site is built using Hugo , a Static Site Generator (SSG) that uses the Go programming language under the hood. 
 This is still a work in progress and I imagine I’m going to be…
I have added the latest Technician question pool to the newer version of the test prep site. This comes into effect for exams taken on or after July 1st, 2022. I will take down the old question pool from both this site and the new site on June 30th and from then on the new site will be where you can find the practice exams. 
 Please let me know if you have purchased access to the current…
First of all, I would like to say that this is not meant to be a ‘definitive guide’ to learning morse code! There are many ways to do it, the best way being the one that works for you. This page presents some of the conventional wisdom plus a few ideas on how you might use the morse code generator found at this web site (or morse software running on your own computer). Above all, Regular Practice…
The FCC Technician Exam (Element 2) consists of 35 questions, you are required to get over 75% (26 out of 35) for a passing grade. There are 10 subelements, T0-T9, and the full exam consists of questions from each subelement (and from each of the topic groups within each subelement). You can use the checkboxes below to include some or all of the subelements in your practice exam. 
 Current…
The FCC General Exam (Element 3) consists of 35 questions, you are required to get over 75% (26 out of 35) for a passing grade. There are ten subelements, G0-G9, and the full exam consists of questions from each subelement (and from each of the topic groups within each subelement). You can use the checkboxes below to include some or all of the subelements in your practice exam. 
 Current…
You can use this page to create customized morse code, everything from basic letters and numbers to fully-fledged morse code conversations. If you find this morse generator helpful, please consider supporting this site . 
 Instructions 
 
 Adjust the morse code parameters as needed, the group size impacts how many groups of text get created for many of the morse content types. 1 group…
The FCC Extra Exam (Element 4) consists of 50 questions, you are required to get over 74% (37 out of 50) for a passing grade. There are ten subelements, E0-E9, and the full exam consists of questions from each subelement (and from each of the topic groups within each subelement). 
 Current Question Pool : 602 Questions, Effective July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2028 
 Extra Exam Subelements 
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The popular view of Morse code (aka CW, Continuous Wave) as a collection of dots and dashes is the first thing to forget when trying to learn morse code! For this reason, you will not find the usual table of letters and their corresponding dot/dash equivalents. What you will see is a table of the letters and their sound equivalents . 
 It is far better to learn to associate a letter with a…
Forget Frustration: Gain Valuable Morse Skills And Increase Your Amateur-Radio Pleasure 
 By David G. Finley, N1IRZ 
 Copyright © 1995, 2000. All Rights Reserved* 
 Note: For complete information on Morse Code training, CW operating, Morse Code history, and more, see the author’s book, Morse Code: Breaking the Barrier, published by MFJ Enterprises, Inc. 
 Amateur license…
Welcome to the AA9PW amateur exam practice website. It is built and maintained by me, Simon Twigger, aka AA9PW. This site has been through a variety of incarnations since I first put it on line in 1996. I used it as a way to teach myself Perl programming and web development while I was doing a postdoc fellowship in Biochemistry. The site was originally hosted courtesy of the Medical College of…
Welcome to the support page for the Ham Morse iOS application. Your feedback on the app and how its working (or if its not working!) are really important so there are a few ways you can get in touch. 
 
 Using the Disqus comment feature below 
 Via our Facebook Page 
 Via direct email to simont at aa9pw.com 
 
 I will endeavour to get back to you as soon as I can to help…
Ham Morse Privacy Policy 
 Summary 
 We do not directly gather any personal data such as e-mails, first or last names, phone numbers or mailing addresses. However, we do utilize Flurry Analytics in order to collect some user data related to how the app is used. Flurry tracks which features are popular and which features are less well used, it also helps with crash reporting so we can…
New Features in v1.492 
 
 Audio is no longer muted when the device is in Silent Mode. 🎉 
 Clear button is deactivated while the morse is playing, but it is now reactivated once the morse is finished to make it easier to reset the text and start a new practice session. 
 Fixed bug related to the News option where devices were crashing when News was selected. 
 
 New…