73 IN THE RGV - CW/MORSE CODE

Welcome to Episode 17 of the 73 IN THE RGV Podcast with your host KI5DOG. In this Season 2 episode of the 73 IN THE RGV podcast, the first podcast dedicated to Amateur Radio Operators, Actions, Activities, and Events in the Rio Grande Valley in Deep South Texas, KI5DOG (David) shares with you: CW/MORSE CODE What is CW, what is Morse Code, how to get started, and some action items you can do right now to get started using CW and make amateur radio community contacts worldwide. LINKS TO RESOURCES & VIDEOS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Smithsonian Institution Archives (https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/forgotten-history-alfred-vail-and-samuel-morse) ARRL Learning Morse Code (https://www.arrl.org/learning-morse-code Getting Your Technician License (https://www.arrl.org/getting-your-technician-license) Learning Morse Code PDF (https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Morse/LearningMorseCode.pdf) Making Your First Contact (https://www.arrl.org/making-your-first-contact) W1AW Code Practice (https://www.arrl.org/code-practice-files) Learn CW Online (https://lcwo.net/) Morse Code Ninja (https://www.morsecode.ninja/learn) The 7-Day CW Challenge Day 1 Learn: E = . T = - Listen to them repeatedly. Day 2 Add: A = .- N = -. Day 3 Add: I = .. M = -- Day 4 Practice simple combinations. Day 5 Start listening to actual CW. Don't worry about understanding everything. Day 6 Learn a few basic amateur-radio abbreviations. Day 7 Listen to a live CW QSO. Write down: Callsign A few characters you recognize Any abbreviation you recognize Something you didn't understand Then look it up. Please take about 31 minutes to listen to Episode 17 of the 73 in the RGV Podcast. This is KI5DOG, 73. Don't forget to follow me on social media: Email: [email protected] X: ki5dog (https://x.com/ki5dog) YouTube: 73 In The RGV (https://www.youtube.com/@73InTheRGV ) Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/73-in-the-rgv/id1809575921