Morse Code Tools

Morse News

Morse News (formerly RSS Morse) periodically reads one or more RSS (news) and/or Twitter feeds and translates the received messages into precisely timed International or American (railroad) Morse code. The Morse code can be played as CW radio tones, old-fashioned CW spark-gap sounds, telegraph sounder click/clack sounds, or to a physical telegraph sounder connected to a serial port. Split speeds are supported for Farnsworth effects. American code generation includes timing nuances that make it sound natural.

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Morse Keyer

Morse Keyer is a software keyer that can be keyed via the mouse or a key/paddle connected to a serial port. It supports straight keying, semi-automatic (bug) keying, and Iambic A or B mode automatic keying. The Morse code can be played as CW radio tones or telegraph sounder click/clack sounds. Optionally, the keyer can key an external telegraph sounder or loop, or a ham rig (while still playing the sound). Since it supports semi-auto keying, it can be used to send American morse code (a single-lever paddle is best for this).

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Discussion & Support

Use these services please. Yes, it's inconvenient, but the program is free, so help me help you. I can't monitor a bunch of other forums.

Please don't file a bug unless you're certain that your issue is really a bug! If in doubt, ask in the Help section.

Morse Code References

Here are three very good books (PDF) for learning and perfecting your Morse code skills:

To download a book, right-click on its link and choose "save link as..." or "save target as" depending on what browser you're using.

Additional Tools in Source

Contact the author for information on these tools. They require some advanced system admin skills to install. Sources are available via SVN or browsing in the Morse Code Tools SourceForge project, under Develop.

News robot for CW Communicator and MorseKOB - sends news to the relay server(s) for these programs. The author is currently feeding several channels/wires with news and practice words at several speeds using this tool. Available only in the source code tree (complex installation and setup). Can install as a Windows Service. Supports multiple Morse code feeds and can receive from multiple RSS feeds.

An internet relay server ("Ionosphere" or "KOBServer") for CW Communicator and MorseKOB. Has a built-in web site that allows seeing who is connected on which channel or wire number. Can install as a Windows Service

A .NET assembly that encodes text into International or American morse code, with full control over code and character timing (for Farnsworth effects). It has callbacks for "dotscii", MorseMail, and CWCom formats. It also has full MSDN style CHM file documentation, and will show full IntelliSense if referenced from your .NET project.