CW listening Can set FLDigi to some cw band (say 3505) and play sound through mic and speakers. Does fair job of decoding. 40-meters 7.025-7.3 Novice (7.1-7.150) 20-meters 14.025 -?? Activity at 14.0585 and .062 Use CW upper 14.04 ARRL code practice 7.0475, 14.0475 http://www.arrl.org/5-wpm-code-archive activity at 7.053 Sample CW QSO Annoying abrev ES=and from & BT equals a dash or period or comma AR= end of this transmission ftp.unpad.ac.id/orari/library/library-sw-hw/amateur-radio/cw/docs/Cwguide.htm ***************** USE iMac Fldigi and ft991 for cw Open Fldigi Set OpMod (upper left) Fldigii does ARRL code practice nicely. put antenna on icom to check ******************* Open Fldigi Tyune transceiveer to CW signal Set Fldigi to input mike Signal appear in both left and right panes ***************** CW QSO Template Calling CQ CQ CQ CQ DE KG7STM K …............ Answering another station’s CQ WA3XYZ DE KG7STM AR ….......................... When another station answer’s your CQ WA3XYZ DE KG7STM GM [[[(GA, GE, GN)]]] TNX CALL UR 559 [[[(or 579, 549, etc.)}}} 559 IN Patagonia, AZ NAME Tom Tom HW? AR WA3XYZ DE KG7STM KN …..... To end the QSO …..... WA3XYZ DE KG7STM R TNX for my first cw QSO HPE CUL V[er]Y 73 GM SK WA3XYZ DE KG7STM K …...................... If the other station initiates ending the QSO …............................ WA3XYZ DE KG7STM R OK TNX NICE QSO HPE CUL V[er]Y 73 SK WA3XYZ DE KG7STM ************************* cq cq cq cq de KG7STM KG7STM KG7STM k ********* if no response cq cq cq de KG7STM KG7STM k ************* Reply KG7STM de xyz xyz k xyz de KG7STM gm rst rst 599 599. name name Tom Tom. qth qth Arizona Arizona. xyz de KG7STM k KG7STM de xyz gm john rst rst 579 579. name name jill jill. qth qth france france. KG7STM de xyz k *************** optional: bail out here or anytime with "73 73 xyz de KG7STM sk" *************** r r r fb jill. rig rig knwd 999. pwr 100 w. ant ant dipole. xyz de KG7STM k r r r fb john. rig rig yaesu 5432. pwr 1000 w. ant ant g4rv. KG7STM de xyz k r wx wx cold es rainy. temp 35 f. age age 52 52. been ham 30 yrs. xyz de KG7STM k r wx wx cold and snowy. age age 71 71. been ham 50 yrs. KG7STM de xyz k ************* r fb. tnx es 73 73 xyz de KG7STM sk r 73 73 KG7STM de xyz sk dit dit dit dit *************** ***************** ******************* Tom: CQ CQ CQ DE KG7STM K George: KG7STM DE SV2SBE SV2SBE KN Hans: SV2SBE DE TKG7STM / GA TNX FER CALL / UR RST 599 599 / OP Tom Tom ES QTH Arizona Arizona / HW? SV2SBE DE KG7STM KN George: TA4/G0UPL DE SV2SBE / GA DR OM HANS TNX FER FB RPRT / UR RST IS 5NN 5NN ALSO / NAME IS GEORGE GEORGE QTH THESSALONIKI THESSALONIKI / OK? KG7STM DE SV2SBE KN Hans: SV2SBE DE KG7STM / TNX DR OM GEORGE FER RPRT ES FB QSO / QSL SURE VIA BURO / NW 73 ES GL GB 73 TU / SV2SBE DE KG7STM KN George: KG7STM DE SV2SBE / OK DR HANS TNX FOR NICE QSO / MY QSL OK VIA BURO / 73 ES BEST DX TU / KG7STM L DE SV2SBE VA E E Hans: 73 TU VA E E George: E E Hans: E