Click to downoad. Each set is a Zipped text file containing 100 QSO`s
Supermorse is a Morse Code tutoring program that generates random letters, or allows you to "play" a text file as Morse Code. This is the latest version.
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These are 200 Morse Code QSO`s which might typically be heard on the HF bands. They were designed to give people who are learning Morse Code some practice with real life Morse contacts, rather than using text passages from books, or random letters generated my computer.
It is intended that the QSO`s are "played" by a computer program such as "Supermorse" . This is an ideal way for a student to learn on their own.
Although anyone can use these QSO`s, they were originally designed to be used in the UK. A few years ago the Radiocommunications Agency (RA) who administer the allocation of frequencies, and overlook Amateur radio licensing decided to scrap the present Morse test and introduce a new one. It was decided that a test similar to a real life QSO would be more relevant.
To maintain consistency between tests, the criteria for these QSO`s is very strict. For example, there is a list of abbreviations and "Q" codes that can be used. The number of characters must be between 134 and 136 and every letter of the alphabet must be used. This makes it quite difficult and time consuming to make up QSO`s for mock tests and practice. There are 2 sets of 100 here. The first set meets all the RA requirements except that of containing every letter of the alphabet. As you will be using more than one QSO, this should not matter as it will "average out" after a few sessions. The last set is similar but the number of characters might vary slightly above or below the 134-136 limit.
As the QSO`s were originally made for use in the UK, one party in the QSO always has a UK callsign, sometimes a class A and sometimes a Novice.
If you are practicing for the UK novice license "play" the QSO in your Morse Tutor program at 5WPM. For the full test play it at 12WPM.
The callsigns used are made up by myself. There may be stations holding these call signs, but these QSO's have no relation to them. As the QSO's have been made up by one person, they may be in a certain "style", although I have tried to be as varied as possible, you should use other sources of practice as well to make sure you get a variety. If your Morse tutor program does not sound the = (break signal) it should be possible to use a word processor "Find/Replace" function to remove them or replace then with BT.
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Updated 21st April 2002