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Ham Morse

Learn and practice Morse code where ever you are.
Category Price Seller Device
Education $4.99 PrepareToTest LLC iPhone, iPad, iPod

Some comments from our App store reviews:

Brilliant if you really want to learn morse - Five Stars!
Very very good... - Five Stars!
This is one of the best cw tutor apps available - Five Stars!
Just what I needed for handy practice anywhere anytime! Highly recommended! - Five Stars!
This is the best app I've found for increasing my code accuracy and helping to increase my speed. Five Stars!

Ham Morse allows you to practice morse code on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. It is designed particularly for Ham radio operators and others who wish to achieve or maintain a high level of proficiency in this classic mode of communication.

Ham morse has the following features:

The code is sent using the Farnsworth timing whereby the morse characters are sent at 15 words per minute (WPM) and then extra spacing is added to slow the overall WPM to speeds slower than 15 WPM. The farnsworth speed can be adjusted if you wish to use a speed other than 15WPM. The maximum speed that the morse can be sent at is 50 words per minute. The morse audio waveforms have a 5ms rise time to reduce key clicks and yet provide crisp code to copy.

The audio frequency can be varied from 220Hz up to 900Hz. A typical value might be around 700Hz but a lower tone can be very useful in some situations.

The code can be paused just in case you are interrupted or want to take a break, an incoming call on an iPhone pauses the code automatically.

To help you learn the morse code itself HamMorse allows you to practice a variety of sets of characters from individual random letters all the way to the current news stories from around the world.

Koch - This setting uses the Koch character progression. It starts with just one letter and then you can add a new letter when you have mastered the previous character set. This is one of the most popular methods of learning the morse character set.

Letters - Practice the individual letters, A-Z. Add new letters to your practice set using the settings page.

Numbers - Practice the numbers, 0-9. Which numbers you practice can be controlled on the settings page.

Callsigns - allows you to practice receiving random amateur radio callsigns, a mixture of letters and numbers (eg AA9PW, G1SNT, G5RV) that often prove troublesome when copying code on the air. HamMorse creates a wide variety of international callsigns using the standard ITU prefixes to provide useful practice where ever in the world you may be.

Punctuation - provides a wide variety of punctuation and standard morse code prosigns.

Top 100 and 500 most common words - this is a great way to start to recognize whole words the key to really improving your speed.

News feeds - these provide the opportunity to copy real sentences and keep up with the news at the same time. Note that the News feeds will only work with an active network connection.

Ham QSOs - listen to examples of typical on-air exchanges between ham radio operators - practice coping the callsigns, RST reports, location, rig, antenna and many other pieces of a typical QSO.

Accessibility support - The app also has support for Apple's accessibility tool, Voice Over. When Voice Over is activated each button and field has an audible description available describing the button or slider and its use.

Text Delay - As an additional learning aid You can have the text appear a few seconds after the morse code is played so you have time to copy the letter before it appears on screen.

Text Filter - Filter out characters from the News feeds or QSOs that you are not yet familiar with so you can start practicing with real text even if you don't yet know the whole morse character set.

Reviews

All is forgiven! The re-install brings back the app.
Tombola3612

OK.... I decoded how to upload the new version, and it is great! So, to be fair, I have to upgrade my rating. Nice fix! ---------------- I loved, I mean really loved, this app. I saw the update and thought that you were making a great product even greater. Little did I know that by updating I would lose my old app and be left with no new app. I have nothing now! Here's a clue: TEST YOUR APP BEFORE YOU INTRODUCE IN AS AN UPDATE! --------------- Any chance you will make an I-pad 2 version of this app? –-------------- OK, this is very odd. All of a sudden, the app has no sound. What happened?


This app is the best
Rhughes622

Wow!!!! I am loving this app. I have been a ham working 99% CW since 1976. My hobby has always been CW rather than the tech part of the hobby and the radio has only been a means of using morse code. I also use several programs on the Internet where I use CW. So as you can tell, LISTENING to morse code is a hobby in itself. As soon as I saw the picture of the app and read the info, I knew this was going to be a great one. I also have the app called "morse-it" and it is also great but this program is MUCH easier to use. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned CW operator, you have to get this. For the old boys nemesis g a challenge, you can take it to 50 wpm. I doubt I will ever reach that level but the best chance I have is with this program. My current copy speed is 30 to 35 wpm so there is hope. BUY THIS APP NOW. --... ...-- 73


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mythgreen

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for--an app where I could choose which letters/numbers to randomly generate, with volume and speed control. Hoo-RAH!


Best CW app bar none
Hanzi Joe

Want to learn cw? Get this app, made by a ham, for hams. Plug in your headphones, and practice practice practice, anywhere and everywhere. This app WILL teach you morse code. Easily worth $30, considering the amount of time I've been using it.


Excellent App
jayberkow

I've known Morse code for years but haven't used it in a while. This a great app for getting back up to speed. This is the best app I've purchased in a while.


Best app to learn Morse Code
sqldan2000

Out all the apps, mp3 files, Windows software out there, I found this to be the best out there. Just 30 minutes a day for a few months using the Koch method will make you a CW operator. Even if you make mistakes, who cares. Just try again the next day. Trust me, you will do better the next day.


Great App
BrassKnuckler

Great app for maintaining or improving copy skills, and very convient on long commutes.


Almost outstanding
PTS987

Very good design for learning to read code. Needed improvements include: 1. Less sensitive slider for adjusting speed. 2. Ability to focus on specific letters and symbols where more practice is needed. 3. Random character sequence generator. But overall, an excellent app.


Nice app but....
FragnSlayer

I like the app but it stops working when my screen darkens to save power. Also the app will only play the audio (code) for a few minutes. I want to listen to the code while working, exercising and so on, but no, I find that every few minutes I have to stop what I'm doing to baby sit the app.


Brilliant
mike__b

Great app for those who wish to learn morse code.


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