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The Koch method: copy at full character speed from day one, starting with two characters. When you copy about 90% right, add the next one. Checking a character turns on it and every character above it. Use Effective speed above to add extra space between characters.

Cut numbers are letters sent in place of digits, such as 5NN for 599. Each round plays the real number first, then the cut version a few times so the sound sinks in. Turn on Send it back below to key it yourself.

One hidden sentence at a time. Regular sentences are 3–7 words; pangrams and tongue twisters can run longer. Pick which groups to draw from. Sentences in a group won't repeat until the whole group has been used; contest exchanges are made up fresh each time.

Hear a Q code, prosign, or common CW abbreviation, then see and hear what it means. Lists follow the Long Island CW Club handouts.

The bot sends one line at a time, then waits for your reply. Copy its call, name, and QTH, because your replies use them. Hear it again replays the other station's last transmission. Outline only hides the words and shows what each part should be. Uses your keyer settings from the Sending tab.

Each round has 10 items. You hear each one but never see it. Send it back with your key. A wrong letter, or too long a pause inside a word, uses up a try. You get 3 tries, and the item plays again before each new try. It is shown only after you get it right or miss all 3.

Scoring. Points for each item = 100 × length × speed × tries × time.

Length is the Morse length of the item in dit units, divided by 10, so longer items are worth more. Speed is (character speed + effective speed) ÷ 40, so 20/20 WPM counts 1.0 and 30/30 counts 1.5. Tries: first try 1.0, second 0.5, third 0.25, a miss 0. Time: 1.0 if you finish within par (one and a half times the item's own sending time, plus 2.5 seconds), sliding down to 0.4 if you are slower. Hear it again is off, and Show answer counts as a miss.

Your best round for each type is posted under your callsign. The server checks every score again before it is posted.

Plug in your USB adapter (VBand, Vail, Morserino, and others) and paddle or straight key, click anywhere on this page so it has focus, then send. Paddle: Left Control (or [) is dit, Right Control (or ]) is dah. Straight key: either one keys the tone. Uses the character speed, tone, and volume settings above. On Windows, turn off Sticky Keys if Control triggers it. See adapter setup in About for each adapter.