Icom IC-7200 & Kent TP-1B Twin Paddle Settings

I will share the settings on the Icom IC-7200 to use the Kent TP-1B Twin Paddle (Iambic keyer).

These are for practicing your CW without transmitting, the audio will come out of your IC-7200's speaker at 20 wpm (words per minute, you can adjust down/up as needed).

Key SPD 20
CW Pitch 60 (hz, set to the tone you like to hear and eventually transmit)
Side LVL 70 (seventy percent speaker level, additionally controlled by volume/SQL knob)

CW Norm L
BK-In of (this prevents transmitting)
BK-Delay 80
Key RAT 30
Key Pol n
Key Type EL

The above settings will, along with wiring your Kent TP-1B keyer to the 1/4 phone jack that came with the radio, will permit CW practice.

73, David kk4zuu

CWOPS - learning CW (a.k.a. Morse code)

I am privileged to be in the fall session of the CWOPS, consisting of an online class of fellow hams that want to learn and improve on CW (Morse code).

I have purchased a Kent paddle (twin key), it's connected to my Icom IC-7200 via the CW 1/4" jack in the back of the rig. I can hear the dit's and dashes over its speaker.

I am learning CW because I want to learn it, it will be neat to be able to carry a super small HF kit when doing outdoor activities. It will motivate me to get outdoors more, exercise more, etc.

We have our first meeting this afternoon to check out our setup, our classes are two nights a week (Tue & Friday evenings, 7pm EST to about 8pm EST). We are given lesson plans and asked to study 30-45 minutes a day (about 10 letters/words to remember per session).

I am looking forward to the course.

73, David kk4zuu