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The key factor is to learn the sound of each letter at speed, rather than counting dots and dashes. If you're to use Morse with any degree of fluency, you need
by jdietrich 9y ago
The key factor is to learn the sound of each letter at speed, rather than counting dots and dashes. If you're to use Morse with any degree of fluency, you need to instinctively recognise the sound "dah-dit-dah-dit" as C, rather than counting "dash, dot, dash, dot" or mentally scanning through T, N, K and then C. It's helpful to think of Morse as a kind of music rather than a coding system.
Most successful learners use the Koch method, which transmits characters at 20wpm equivalent speed but with longer gaps between each character. You start by learning to distinguish two similar letters (A and N or K and R), then adding letters one by one. Learning at slower speeds or using a visual letter chart is actively harmful - it encourages you to count dots and dashes rather than listening to the sound of each letter as a complete rhythmic pattern. The order in which you learn the letters is largely unimportant.
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