New Characters Today
None. Today we listen to real live sentences to practice our skills. Here are some QSO’s for you to listen to.
Characters Previously Learned
Characters that we’ve already learned are:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 comma period slash questionmark
Today’s Lesson Number 1
Play this message for today’s first 5 minute code lesson.
Relax, and listen to this audio without writing down the letters. Listen to the rhythm of each character, and learn to pick them out as they go by. Read each character with the text shown below to make sure you’re getting them correct.
Text From Today’s Lesson 1
vvv vvv kx4iqv/2 de kb9dui ^bt i am copying you with difficulty cathy. i live in dover, deleware where the weather is hot and dry. rig is kenwood xv749 running 575 watts and your rst is 599. name here is matthew. my age is 40 and i am a contractor. antenna is colinear up 13 feet. how copy? kx4iqv/2 de kb9dui ^sk vvv vvv wz3zzm/0 de w8yny ^bt good copy ed. i live in alexandria, louisiana where the weather is foggy. rig is yaesu xv547 running 875 watts and your rst is 599. name here is matthew. my age is 53 and i am a chemist. antenna is v beam up 106 feet. how copy? wz3zzm/0 de w8yny ^ar
Today’s Lesson Number 2
Play this message next, for today’s second 5 minute code lesson.
Relax, and listen to this audio without writing down the letters. Listen to the rhythm of each character, and learn to pick them out as they go by. Read each character with the text shown below to make sure you’re getting them correct.
Text From Today’s Lesson 2
vvv vvv wm5xzx/0 de wy8yjy ^bt good to talk to you again elizabeth. i live in hibbing, minnesota where the weather is sunny and warm. rig is kenwood zv321 running 150 watts and your rst is 568. name here is grace. my age is 66 and i am a engineer. antenna is tribander up 21 feet. how copy? wm5xzx/0 de wy8yjy ^ar vvv vvv wj0uzu/5 de w7ujv ^bt good copy nick. i live in davenport, iowa where the weather is rainy and cold. rig is kenwood jz883 running 425 watts and your rst is 578. name here is alice. my age is 33 and i am a student. antenna is dipole up 70 feet. how copy? wj0uzu/5 de w7ujv ^ar
Today’s Lesson Number 3
Play this message, for today’s third 5 minute code lesson.
Relax, and listen to this audio without writing down the letters. Listen to the rhythm of each character, and learn to pick them out as they go by. Read each character with the text shown below to make sure you’re getting them correct.
Text From Today’s Lesson 3
vvv vvv n1yzf de k3xj/8 ^bt good to talk to you again eddie. rig is heathkit zx323 and runs 510 watts to a colinear antenna up 114 feet. weather is overcast and warm and my name is becky. i live in fairbanks, alaska where your rst is 589. my age is 65 and i am a lawyer. how copy? n1yzf de k3xj/8 ^sk vvv vvv n6uxw de kk0lyh/9 ^bt i am copying you with difficulty mickey. i live in utica, new york where your rst is 559. weather is snow and cold and my name is julie. my age is 21 and i am a sales manager. rig is icom jx409 and runs 595 watts to a v beam antenna up 86 feet. how copy? n6uxw de kk0lyh/9 ^ar
Today’s Lesson Number 4
Play this message, for today’s fourth 5 minute code lesson.
Listen to this audio and write down the letters as you hear them if you wish. If you miss a character, write down a squiggle mark to keep your writing going. When this message is complete, check your work against the text shown below. Remember, you do not need to copy every character. 80% – 90% is good enough. These are random words, and you’ll reinforce these as you progress through the series.
Text From Today’s Lesson 4
vvv vvv kz5aey/5 de wp2zzz ^bt rrr and thanks kathryn. i live in fayetteville, arkansas where the weather is hot and muggy. rig is yaesu zp888 running 80 watts and your rst is 459. name here is alex. my age is 69 and i am a student. antenna is monobander up 59 feet. how copy? kz5aey/5 de wp2zzz ^ar vvv vvv w5xv/7 de kh7x ^bt i am copying you with difficulty dan. i live in alamogordo, new mexico where the weather is rainy and warm. rig is homebrew zx867 running 710 watts and your rst is 499. name here is kathryn. my age is 46 and i am a bookkeeper. antenna is zepp up 98 feet. how copy? w5xv/7 de kh7x ^sk
Today’s Lesson Number 5
Listen to this audio and write down the letters as you hear them if you wish. If you miss a character, write down a squiggle mark to keep your writing going. When this message is complete, check your work against the text shown below. Remember, you do not need to copy every character. 80% – 90% is good enough.
Check your work, if you wrote this down. By now you should have these characters down pat. Come back tomorrow, and add another pair of characters.
Text From Today’s Lesson 5
vvv vvv n6xpx/8 de wu9byj ^bt good to talk to you again thomas. i live in phoenix, arizona where the weather is overcast and cold. rig is drake jz273 running 570 watts and your rst is 468. name here is johnny. my age is 61 and i am a welder. antenna is dipole up 54 feet. how copy? n6xpx/8 de wu9byj ^sk vvv vvv ww8fzk de k7v/6 ^bt solid copy becky. rig is kenwood jx494 and runs 365 watts to a colinear antenna up 60 feet. weather is thunderstorm and my name is kathryn. i live in kalamazoo, michigan where your rst is 588. my age is 75 and i am a teacher. how copy? ww8fzk de k7v/6 ^sk
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