Multi-letter Phonemes - Speed-Racing - 15wpm
Channel: Kurt Zoglmann
Date: 28/07/2021

The Speed-Racing format is designed to help you improve your speed quickly. It starts fast and then incrementally slows down to a base-speed. The fastest speed is 1.5 times the slowest speed. You may find that you get the most use from this format by identifying the fastest speed you are proficient at and then using a Speed-Racing practice set where that is the slowest speed. You may need to adjust up or down a little to find the practice set that gives you the most efficient practice.

The final repeat is sent once at the maximum speed. As long as you know what will be sent in Morse code, you will likely be able to follow along at up to 2x your top speed. If you cannot copy the final repeat, you may need to drop down one speed.

Phonemes are the smallest unit of sounds that distinguish one word from another. One or more characters may represent them, and there are 44 phonemes in the English language. Examples include PH, NG,  and TH. This practice set will help you learn to sound out words as you head-copy words letter-by-letter. As you practice, try to say the sound of the letter(s) in your head as opposed to the individual letters. This approach will help you avoid having a lookup table of letters and sounds. Unfortunately, spelling is complicated, and some letter combinations represent multiple sounds. An example is NG, which is used to represent two different phonemes as in BRING and LOUNGE. (More speeds below in the description.)

First, the phoneme is sent in Morse code. Then it is spoken. And finally, it is sent again in Morse code. If you missed something the first time when it was sent, the second time allows you an opportunity to learn it. 

15wpm — https://youtu.be/bI_kmItxh0g
17wpm — https://youtu.be/cCiZZ990RSA
20wpm — https://youtu.be/HdIkxcgy3VA
22wpm — https://youtu.be/nXd-kRSN-Kw
25wpm — https://youtu.be/BjETe3MJbZ8
28wpm — https://youtu.be/f_bvcCNpEvk
30wpm — https://youtu.be/4AqzqdIXuTg
35wpm — https://youtu.be/rYmNYKFaRFE
40wpm — https://youtu.be/ylOAWgphgrw
45wpm — https://youtu.be/r8aEmrmq-Bc
50wpm — https://youtu.be/VHmdQvDaQzk

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

I wish you all the best on your Morse code journey! 73 de AD0WE!