CW program: Morse Runner

This is a 6-minute clip that explains what CW ham operators do during a contest - what they hear and what they send in Morse code (they usually have WAY more stations calling them - for this tutorial I lowered the number of stations to a maximum of 3 to simplify things). Mostly for newbies...The intro is taken from YYZ (Rush instrumental that you can find at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5Dcf2E5xwY )

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[arizonamontana]

This is a great CW contest simulator. It may well be the only computer game of some worth. :)

[w0mm]

@arizonamontana Beats WoW for sure ;-)

[arizonamontana]

@w0mm WoW?

[w0mm]

@arizonamontana World of Warcraft = WoW

[artifactingreality]

whats the point?

[w0mm]

@artifactingreality What's your point?

[WA5MUF]

Very good..... Long live Morse code.

73, WA5MUF

[cwdxer]

WPX style, love it. Second favorite from CQWW



[rpalmeri]

@artifactingreality The point is to contact as many stations, in as many countries, as possible. Each contact must include the station's call sign, a signal report, and a serial no.

73, AA4SY

[arizonamontana]

@w0mm Thanks. I had to google it, and was proud to learn I'd never wasted time on it. CUL, NMQP SAT; 73.

[carolynnq9a]

Thanks w0mm for this video with your descriptions. I just downloaded Morse Runner last night so I could start working on my Morse code skills for contests. Your video is very helpful as I had a couple questions on if I am doing it correctly , which it looks like I am. I think Morse runner will be helpful both for my contesting skills and for increasing speed at Morse code. Your captions point out the fun there is in doing this. Thanks again for providing this !!! 73 de NQ9A

[sparky42]

@artifactingreality If it's not your hobby it's hard to explain the passion we have for radio communications. There are a million aspects of amateur radio and w0mm just wanted to demonstrate one. The hobby encompasses a myriad of interesting things that range from communicating with other local hams to bouncing a radio signal off the surface of the moon ! I love to utilize the ionized trail of meteorites to help with some forms of communications.we can also speak with astronauts aboard the ISS

[artifactingreality]

@artifactingreality I don't understand. It's just a program that simulates random strings in morse code and you have to see if you can decode them? Why would you want to do that?