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The Art and Skill
Radio-Telegraphy
A Manual For Learning, Using, Mastering And Enjoying
The International Morse Code As A Means Of Communication
of
William G. Pierpont NØHFF
“What Hath God Wrought!”
Third Revised Edition July 6, 2ØØ1
Copyright © 2ØØ1William G. Pierpont, NØHFF
William G. Pierpont N0HFF
”
1932-2001
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The Art and Skill of Radio-Telegraphy
“For those who are interested in telegraphy, for those who would
like to learn it, for those who love it, and for those who want to
improve their skills in it.”
William G. Pierpont
NØHFF
The art and skill of telegraphy is unique. The psychologists who have
seriously studied those who have developed this skill have been fasci-
nated and challenged to try to understand it. Isn’t the very idea of
being able to communicate your thoughts to another by means of in-
termittent tones something intriguing in itself?
The Art and Skill of Radio-Telegraphy currently has the following known trans-
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profit basis in order to make it as widely available as possible to those
who need it... NØHFF
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William G. Pierpont N0HFF
”
1932-2001
The Art and Skill of Radio-Telegraphy
Contents
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Is the Radio-Telegraph Code
Obsolete?
3
8
8
10
Building The First Floor On The Solid
Foundation
32
Instant Recognition
Anticipating
What Kind Of Material To Practice
Other Ways
How Long And What Kind Of Practice
Getting Stuck
The 1ØØ Most Common Words In English
Passing Examinations
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32
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34
34
36
36
37
Learning the Morse Code - An
Overview
11
Where we are going
Chapter 1
How to Go About it Efficiently
11
13
13
Chapter 5
Practice To Gain Proficiency
How Far Do You Want To Go
Kinds Of Practicing
Listening Practice
Word Recognition Practice
Copying Practice
Sending Practice
Mental Practice
On The Air Practice
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42
This Chapter Is A Summary To Prepare You To
Learn
13
How Long Will It Take Me To Learn
17
Chapter 2
17
Make Each Practice Period A Step Forward 39
Principles of Skill Building and Attitudes
for Success
17
We Are Building A Set Of Habits
Relax
Develop A Good Mental Attitude
Stage One Learning The A-B-C’s
Stage Two - Practice
More About Attitudes For Success
17
18
19
19
20
21
Chapter 6
How Fast
The Wrong Question.
How Well
Copyability
Fast Enough To Communicate Satisfyingly
The Proficient Operator
Your Own Goal
Shortening Things Up
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Picturing Success Is Strong Preparation For It 21
Chapter 3
Part I: Laying the Foundation
Let’s Begin With The A-B-C’s
Motivation
Learning The Morse Code Is Similar To
Learning To Read
23
23
23
24
25
The Morse A-B-C ‘S Are Patterns Of Sound 26
Part II: Laying the Foundation
Listen Only To The Best Quality Of Code
Getting Started
What Characters Shall We Begin With
Methods To Go About Teaching
26
27
27
28
28
Chapter 7
Listening or Reading
Listen
Concentrate
Learn To Hear - Words As Words
How Can We Learn To Do This
48
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51
Delayed Perception And Instant Recognition 26
Part III: Laying the Foundation
Chapter 4
30
32
We Must Listen At Higher Speeds To Improve
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William G. Pierpont N0HFF
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1932-2001
The Art and Skill of Radio-Telegraphy
Missing Words
Long Words
Decapitated Words
Broken Words
On-The-Air Listening
53
53
53
53
55
Other Keying Devices And Their Use 7 4
All Kinds of Keys
Other Kinds Of Manual Keys
The Bug
Using A Bug
Setting the Adjustments of a Bug
Sending With A Bug
Keyers
Keyboards
An Interesting Bug
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80
Chapter 8
Copying Getting it written down
Practice With Familiar Text Helps
Pay No Attention To Any Errors
If You Want To Become More Proficient
In The Beginning
A Better Way
What Makes Sense Is Easier
Conquering Our Fears Of Losing Out
Other Suggestions
How Long Shall I Practice
Correcting Imperfect Copy
Other Observations
98 Of The 1ØØ Most Common Words
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Chapter
Higher Skills
11
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Further Development of Skills
Truly High-Speed CW Awaited Electronics 81
Looking Backward And Forward
The Skilled Operator
Faster – Faster - Faster
Reading Versus Copying Skill
The Sound Barrier
How Can Such Skill Be Developed
Factors Needed To Get There
Who Can Do It
Amateur High Speed Clubs
Fading, Static, Interference and or Poor Fists 62
Chapter 9
Quality Of Sending
Keying And What It Means
The First Morse Key
Recommendations To The Beginner
The Straight Key
The American Straight Key And Its Use
Gaining Skill, Errors, and Automaticity
Personal Characteristics, Fists
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64
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Sending and the Straight Key – Part I 6 4
Chapter
12
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How Long Will It Take To Learn
Marshall H. Ensor’s Code Course
Another Example - Compounded By Handicaps
91
More Examples
93
Some Outstanding Examples Of Effectiveness
93
Determination and Persistence
By Contrast
94
94
Chapter 9
KEYS
The Traditional British Key And Its Usage
Using A Straight Key
Glass Arm
Tests for Proper Operation of a Hand-Key
69
69
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73
Sending and the Straight Key – Part II 6 9
Chapter
13
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96
The Role of Memory in Telegraphy
Some Further Questions and Thoughts
Chapter
The Ear
14
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98
What Is It That Makes a Good Hand-Key? 73
Chapter 1Ø
4
74
Pitch Of CW Signal
Sensitivity To Duration Of Sound
William G. Pierpont N0HFF
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1932-2001
The Art and Skill of Radio-Telegraphy
The Ear Can Often Make Sense Out Of Poor
Sending
98
The Trained Ear Can Discriminate Between
Signals
99
Headphones Are Superior To A Speaker
99
The Original Morse Code
112
Who Invented What We Call The Morse Code
112
Vail’s Thinking
115
Chapter
Timing
15
99
99
99
100
100
101
Chapter
19
117
A Brief History of Morse Telegraphy –
Part II
117
The Original Morse Code Modified In Europe
117
Equipment
118
Early Day Operators Up Through The Civil
War
119
Operators After The Civil War
The Introduction Of Wireless
When Were The Terms Dit And Dah
Introduced
119
120
120
Timing Is The Heart Of The Code
The Basic Units
Relative Duration And Spacing Are Very
Important
Irregularities In Timing
Chapter
16
103
103
Other Methods
Personal Computers And Keyboards For Self-
Learning
103
Many Computer Programs Are Excellent
Growing Up With Hearing It
Further Comments On Gaining Speed
Sleep Learning
Another Suggestion That Has Worked
McElroy’s Course and His Claims For It
103
104
104
105
105
106
Chapter 2Ø
Comparisons
Timing
No Need For Confusion
Learning It
Learning To Read By Sounder
American Morse - An Art
Some Further Comparisons
121
121
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125
125
125
126
127
Learning the American Morse Code 121
Learning By Listening To High Speed Code 104
Chapter
17
106
Common Errors and What To Do About
Them
106
Some Practice Materials For Learning
Chapter
Chapter 21
Computer Programs And Tapes For
Methods Not Recommended
Learning And Improving Skill In Code
107
Doing It the Hard Old Way
Morse University
SuperMorse By Lee Murrah, WD5CID
Morseman+ By Robin Gist NE4L/ZF2PM
GGTE Morse Tutor Gold
The Mill. by James S. Farrior, W4FOK
The Morse Tutor Program
NuMorse by Tony Lacy
G4AUD
Code Tapes For Learning And For Other
Purposes
107
108
108
108
108
109
110
110
The student
Other Discouraging Processes
So:
The Futility of Wrong Practice
18
107
From the MILL ØØa Operational Notes
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129
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131
Chapter
22
132
132
132
Word Lists For Practice
The 1ØØ Words Grouped By Function
Some sentences composed of these words alone
are:
132
The Rest Of The 5ØØ Most Common Words
132
133
5
Chapter
19
111
A Brief History of Morse Telegraphy –
Part I
111
Some Common Prefixes And Suffixes
William G. Pierpont N0HFF
”
1932-2001

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