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CQ Book Review: “The CW Way of Life–Learning, Living and Loving Morse Code (in a Digital World)”

Walking, skipping, and running with Morse. Why “dot dot dot” when you can “diddle-it”? That’s all part of this new and fascinating book, “The CW Way of Life,” by Chris Rutkowski, NW6V.1

Morse is a pattern of rhythms–and the rhythm is the DIT TRAIN! It’s the basis of the fused harmonics that help you say, tap, and copy Morse; knowing this unlocks many of the secrets that have long frustrated Morse learners and users alike.

It’s the DIT TRAIN! Dah-Dah! See it, say it, tap it! If you fall off, just climb back on!

Use all of the ways we communicate; they reinforce each other: learn to tap out Morse, even by tapping on a table, because outflow and inflow are intertwined, reinforcing each other. Sending code is thus as fundamental to learning code as speaking is to learning any language. Do it even if

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