What do you do for CW practice? I got a few adapters to so that I have a relatively compact way to use vband on my Android phone and use headphones. I got a shorter micro to usb-c adapter: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BD36TZBK/. I also found that I regularly wanted to wear headphones while using VBand. It's impossible to do using bluetooth headphones because of the extra delay. That means that in order to plug in wired headphones I would need a USB adapter and the ability to plug in 2 USB things. After buying a handful of different ones, I finally got some that do the trick. USB Splitter for plugging in 2 USB-C devices that actually work: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D94L2S3H/ USB-C adapter for wired headphones: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082WG5VTK/
Hi guys, it’s Julia from New Jersey, N1XV I use various apps including ARRL’s CW bulletin archive. Regardless of whether or not I’m on the air that day, I always practice CW for approx 30 minutes each day. I’ve been using CW on the air since 1998. Last year I’ve gotten serious about increasing my speed into the 50 WPM range. I’m currently between 35 and 40 WPM. It’s always awesome to work you and Becky via POTA!!! 73 to both of you!! De N1XV
Great job on speed work! We enjoy hearing your call come in and thank you for hunting us!! There are definitely a lot of tools to help people practice and get on the air! 73, Becky es Mike
Thanks for posting. I'm right at the start of this journey. Studying for my basic, (Canada), but got distracted with learning morse code. I just bought the converter?/adapter , from vband yesterday but wasn't sure what else I needed. You helped clear that up. Thanks again
Welcome to the fun world of CW and good luck on your exam. Vband is a lot of fun and a great way to get started on CW even before you can get on the air. 73, Becky es Mike
I had seen this on other channels but your description of each area gave me a better understanding of what this program can do. Relearning CW after a 35 yrs of inactivity, I feel this should be the ticket to getting back on the air. Thank you both for another great video.
That is so great to hear! That's perfect and can't wait to hear you on vband or on the air. If you ever need someone to practice with, just let us know. 73 Mike N4FFF es Becky N4BKY
That's super cool, Mike! Tnx fer sharing. For practice, I used to get on 2m or 10m (bottom of the sunspot cycle) for local CW practice with a buddy. I was scared to death to get on with random folks. Today I find I mostly focus on activation, DXing, and contest style exchanges and am not very good at conversational CW. I need to fix that... Thanks for sharing this info. 73 es cul
It's definitely hard to work more local, but we try when we can! Really hope to get you in the logs sometime! Thanks for the support. 73, Becky es Mike
Hi Mike, I practice every morning without fail to Kurt ninja files I am doing 22 wpm practice qso file. When sat in the car I am doing 30 wpm head reading single words only just to get ICR. For my practice sending I also use Vband sending is 18 wpm. Hope it was good news with the wrist and no surgery required. Really enjoyed you & Becky's appearance on the Tank RUclips channel. 73 to you both. Phil GØBVD
We are working on ICR as well. It's crazy how sometimes it clicks and other times you can't recognize anything ... HiHi!!! Doc news tomorrow...fingers crossed. Thank you for asking, we really and appreciate you supporting our last livestream. It was fun!! 73, Becky es Mike
This is a great idea. I have a qrp rig and antenna but not set up yet (knee replacement) so this will be a great way for live cw practice. Ordered my adapter today.
Thank you! Hope your recovery goes well, knee replacements are tough! Mike practiced CW using VBand a lot when he was recovering from surgery. 73, Becky es Mike
Wow! Thanks for this Mike. Wonderful! I'm quite rusty CW at the moment. This will come in so useful. I'll have to look at installing the software and get a bit of hardware as well with it. Lovely, thanks! Thanks for prompting my memory all the best 73s G0HDA Steven
It's pretty easy to just get started on the website. No apps or downloading anything, just click the link and get started! Takes some getting used to if you just use the keyboard or phone buttons but still gets some practice in. 73, Mike es Becky
Having different practice options always helps! We find if we don't get on the air or practice for a few days it takes a lot longer to get back in the groove. 73, Becky es Mike
Thank you. I have a Technician license wonder about CW training and actually don't really know where to start. I have placed the paddle key in my Amazon Cart and thought about a trainer kit where I could practice on my own and at my beginning pace. Don't know what trainer kit is good to start with. I do like visual displays while I am learning. Well, thanks again. 73 to you. KG7WEN. My name is Monti
Nos encanta para practicar cuando los QSOs en el aire no son posibles. ¡¡Quizás podamos establecer un teléfono rojo y CW en algún momento!! 73, Becky es Mike (We love it for practice when on air QSO's aren't possible. Maybe we can set up a bat phone and CW sometime!!)
Sorry, you are correct. The link is the same ..... when on the website click on the store tab. That is where you can get information on the USB device. 73, Mike
Did you use the Vail interface? We haven't had problems with the VBand USB on Android or MacBook on about 20 WPM. We tried Vail as well because it looked very similar, but had errors with keying our paddles. 73, Mike es Becky
Are you having problems with it currently or just looking for other options as well? So far we are happy with the VBand setup and want to try the Hotline. 73, Mike es Becky
I have both devices. I find the little adapter has too much delay from the time I key a paddle to the web site responding. Not useful for learning. The hotline device works ok through my laptop but not through my android phone or tablet.
That's interesting to know. With a paddle it seems to work pretty well with our android and MacBook. The straight key seems to have a little more delay on the MacBook. We don't have the Hotline yet but heard it is supposed to eliminate the latency issues. Will be interested in trying it out for sure! 73, Mike es Becky
On Android, you should just be able to open up this link in Chrome for Android. hamradio.solutions/vband/ If you want to tap for Morse code, if you go to the settings tab there's a checkbox for enabling the tap buttons. That's good for trying it out. If you then want to use an actual key, you just order the vband adapter. By default the adapter comes with a regular USB cable. Assuming your phone has USBC, you can use the cable linked in the description, or any regular USB to USBC adapter if you want to use the cable that came with it. Hopefully that helps, 73 Mike N4FFF es Becky N4BKY
Awww thanks Ed ! That means a lot coming from you. It's definitely a lot of work and I know we are both doing it to get more into CW so it is worth it. 73, Mike es Becky
What do you do for CW practice?
I got a few adapters to so that I have a relatively compact way to use vband on my Android phone and use headphones.
I got a shorter micro to usb-c adapter: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BD36TZBK/.
I also found that I regularly wanted to wear headphones while using VBand. It's impossible to do using bluetooth headphones because of the extra delay. That means that in order to plug in wired headphones I would need a USB adapter and the ability to plug in 2 USB things. After buying a handful of different ones, I finally got some that do the trick.
USB Splitter for plugging in 2 USB-C devices that actually work: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D94L2S3H/
USB-C adapter for wired headphones: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082WG5VTK/
Morserino, Morse code world and occasionally join in on LICW266. I tried V-Band for practice through LICW, but I never got my dongle or box to work.
Hi guys, it’s Julia from New Jersey, N1XV
I use various apps including ARRL’s CW bulletin archive.
Regardless of whether or not I’m on the air that day, I always practice CW for approx 30 minutes each day.
I’ve been using CW on the air since 1998.
Last year I’ve gotten serious about increasing my speed into the 50 WPM range.
I’m currently between 35 and 40 WPM.
It’s always awesome to work you and Becky via POTA!!!
73 to both of you!!
De N1XV
Great job on speed work! We enjoy hearing your call come in and thank you for hunting us!! There are definitely a lot of tools to help people practice and get on the air! 73, Becky es Mike
Julia, side note. We have tried to email you in the past and the email on your QRZ page keeps bouncing.
Thanks for posting. I'm right at the start of this journey. Studying for my basic, (Canada), but got distracted with learning morse code. I just bought the converter?/adapter , from vband yesterday but wasn't sure what else I needed. You helped clear that up. Thanks again
ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=iPad+to+the+Morse-it+App
Welcome to the fun world of CW and good luck on your exam. Vband is a lot of fun and a great way to get started on CW even before you can get on the air. 73, Becky es Mike
I had seen this on other channels but your description of each area gave me a better understanding of what this program can do. Relearning CW after a 35 yrs of inactivity, I feel this should be the ticket to getting back on the air. Thank you both for another great video.
That is so great to hear! That's perfect and can't wait to hear you on vband or on the air. If you ever need someone to practice with, just let us know. 73 Mike N4FFF es Becky N4BKY
That's super cool, Mike! Tnx fer sharing. For practice, I used to get on 2m or 10m (bottom of the sunspot cycle) for local CW practice with a buddy. I was scared to death to get on with random folks. Today I find I mostly focus on activation, DXing, and contest style exchanges and am not very good at conversational CW. I need to fix that... Thanks for sharing this info. 73 es cul
It's definitely hard to work more local, but we try when we can! Really hope to get you in the logs sometime! Thanks for the support. 73, Becky es Mike
Hi Mike, I practice every morning without fail to Kurt ninja files I am doing 22 wpm practice qso file. When sat in the car I am doing 30 wpm head reading single words only just to get ICR. For my practice sending I also use Vband sending is 18 wpm. Hope it was good news with the wrist and no surgery required. Really enjoyed you & Becky's appearance on the Tank RUclips channel. 73 to you both. Phil GØBVD
We are working on ICR as well. It's crazy how sometimes it clicks and other times you can't recognize anything ... HiHi!!! Doc news tomorrow...fingers crossed. Thank you for asking, we really and appreciate you supporting our last livestream. It was fun!! 73, Becky es Mike
I've looked at this several times. Thanks for bringing it back to my mind.
Thanks Scott, it's a great tool to work on CW skills for the air! 73, Mike es Becky
This is a great idea. I have a qrp rig and antenna but not set up yet (knee replacement) so this will be a great way for live cw practice. Ordered my adapter today.
Thank you! Hope your recovery goes well, knee replacements are tough! Mike practiced CW using VBand a lot when he was recovering from surgery. 73, Becky es Mike
that's cool, I will have to try that. Still a little shy about getting on air and I need the practice!
It really is fantastic for practice! I'm really glad that I pulled the trigger and got the USB interface.
73 Mike N4FFF es Becky N4BKY
The vband adapter can also be used with the Morse-It app on iPhone and iPad with the appropriate cabling.
Nice! Thank you for sharing. We'll have to check it out. 73 Mike N4FFF es Becky N4BKY
Wow! Thanks for this Mike. Wonderful! I'm quite rusty CW at the moment. This will come in so useful. I'll have to look at installing the software and get a bit of hardware as well with it. Lovely, thanks! Thanks for prompting my memory all the best 73s G0HDA Steven
It's pretty easy to just get started on the website. No apps or downloading anything, just click the link and get started! Takes some getting used to if you just use the keyboard or phone buttons but still gets some practice in. 73, Mike es Becky
OVER MY HEAD, but always nice seeing you two ❤
Nice way to practice! Thanks for the video! 73
Having different practice options always helps! We find if we don't get on the air or practice for a few days it takes a lot longer to get back in the groove. 73, Becky es Mike
Very nice! I have the dongle but used it twice.
We like it for practice when we can't hear the bands very well. We will look for you... HiHi !! 73, Becky es Mike
Mike! Nice video. Thanks for sharing in spite of bike-induced-adversity. See you out there. 73 de Bill
Thanks Bill. I can still be a little bit productive..... HiHi!! 73, Mike es Becky
Great overview, Mike! Really cool software.
P.S. can I sign your cast?
Thanks Forrest! Hopefully by the time we get out that way he'd have it off, but for sure you can "virtually" sign it .... HiHi. 73, Mike es Becky
Thank you. I have a Technician license wonder about CW training and actually don't really know where to start. I have placed the paddle key in my Amazon Cart and thought about a trainer kit where I could practice on my own and at my beginning pace. Don't know what trainer kit is good to start with. I do like visual displays while I am learning. Well, thanks again. 73 to you. KG7WEN. My name is Monti
Ohhhh qué interesante!!, voy a ponerla en mi teléfono, sería estupendo poder tener QSO en cualquier momento 👏🏻👏🏻
Gracias por informar
73/72
Nos encanta para practicar cuando los QSOs en el aire no son posibles. ¡¡Quizás podamos establecer un teléfono rojo y CW en algún momento!! 73, Becky es Mike
(We love it for practice when on air QSO's aren't possible. Maybe we can set up a bat phone and CW sometime!!)
Wow !!! I got to have one ...
Yes, it's a fun tool! 73, Becky es Mike
Where do you find the little USB device? The link takes you to the hotline page
Sorry, you are correct. The link is the same ..... when on the website click on the store tab. That is where you can get information on the USB device. 73, Mike
Great video. I tried the past with a diy arduino usb interface and found it not responsive enough. Maybe my settings were wrong.
Did you use the Vail interface? We haven't had problems with the VBand USB on Android or MacBook on about 20 WPM. We tried Vail as well because it looked very similar, but had errors with keying our paddles. 73, Mike es Becky
I have the Vband adapter + the bat phone. I am looking for a new solution.
Are you having problems with it currently or just looking for other options as well? So far we are happy with the VBand setup and want to try the Hotline. 73, Mike es Becky
I have both devices. I find the little adapter has too much delay from the time I key a paddle to the web site responding. Not useful for learning.
The hotline device works ok through my laptop but not through my android phone or tablet.
That's interesting to know. With a paddle it seems to work pretty well with our android and MacBook. The straight key seems to have a little more delay on the MacBook. We don't have the Hotline yet but heard it is supposed to eliminate the latency issues. Will be interested in trying it out for sure! 73, Mike es Becky
Cool
great job 73 from kb2uew
Thank you, we both really enjoy this tool! 73, Becky es Mike
I could not make vband work in Ubuntu Linux...
Oh no! What did you experience?
Vband does have a discord channel and they're very responsive for helping.
How do i use it on my android phone?
On Android, you should just be able to open up this link in Chrome for Android.
hamradio.solutions/vband/
If you want to tap for Morse code, if you go to the settings tab there's a checkbox for enabling the tap buttons. That's good for trying it out. If you then want to use an actual key, you just order the vband adapter. By default the adapter comes with a regular USB cable. Assuming your phone has USBC, you can use the cable linked in the description, or any regular USB to USBC adapter if you want to use the cable that came with it.
Hopefully that helps,
73 Mike N4FFF es Becky N4BKY
Yeah, but why the faces?
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your video took a lot of work and it came thru awesome Mike! thanks for the top notch quality! i need some lessons! DE W4EMB
Awww thanks Ed ! That means a lot coming from you. It's definitely a lot of work and I know we are both doing it to get more into CW so it is worth it. 73, Mike es Becky