Practice QSO - Complete One-Sided - 17wpm
Channel: Kurt Zoglmann
Date: 2021-06-21

The credit for this Practice QSO Protocol goes to Jim (W6JIM). It was developed in cooperation with other LICW (Long Island CW Club — https://longislandcwclub.org/ ) advisors and is used extensively in the LICW Demystify QSO classes taught by Jim and Rick (W8KO).

This QSO protocol is broken down into the 1. Beginning (RST, QTH, Name), 2. Information (Rig, Antenna, WX), 3. More Information (Ham FER, Age, Occupation), and 4. Ending (pleasantries, 73).

For each QSO segment, try to head-copy it. First, the segment is sent in Morse code. Then it is spoken. And finally, it is sent again in Morse code. If you missed it the first time when it was sent, the second time allows you an opportunity to learn it. (More speeds below.)

15wpm — https://youtu.be/wy3PrRD8tPw
17wpm — https://youtu.be/wI1aIdQujKA
20wpm — https://youtu.be/002rNCA2hjM
22wpm — https://youtu.be/Wh8bf1uq45s
25wpm — https://youtu.be/Jrl7tiwVuQc
28wpm — https://youtu.be/HzLdxRct1I4
30wpm — https://youtu.be/o8cUwe12fLQ
35wpm — https://youtu.be/MEB8EI9Y7E4
40wpm — https://youtu.be/MnFTk3IrxlE
45wpm — https://youtu.be/XL2N_tDZ99w
50wpm — https://youtu.be/NWPdz9iQETA


In terms of practice, it is better to have more frequent and shorter practice sessions over one or two longer practice sessions per week. Ideally, practice sessions should be no more than 15 or 20 minutes long, with two to three sessions per day. This video is long enough that you can keep coming back to it and pick up where you left off.

There is a comprehensive list of Morse code resources on my Morse Code Ninja website ( https://morsecode.ninja/practice/index.html ).

73 de AD0WE!