CW Practice and Classes

If you need to polish your CW skills or you are a beginner at CW, here are some sources for training:

Learn Morse Code – CW with The Long Island CW Club – Classes for all levels of operators    
(registration required)

CWops – Celebrating the unique art form of Morse Code – Classes for all levels of operators 
(registration required)

Learning Morse Code (arrl.org) – The ARRL page offers many sources of information for new CW operators.

ARRL Online Practice Files – from 5 wpm up to 40 wpm, these files will challenge almost everyone.

Pennsylvania Traffic Net        7PM Daily            3585 KHz        will slow down to slowest operators speed

Maryland Slow Net                 7:30 PM Daily     3563 KHz        usually at 10 wpm

Hit and Bounce Slow Net       7:30 AM Daily Eastern    7112 kHz

G4FON Training Software

There are many other nets that operate at slower speeds plus many resources for CW Training applications. Just google them.

Of course, the best practice is being on the air. Check into nets. You’ll find a lot of help available.

73,

George Miller W3GWM
ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Manager