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I have been training for a few days and I wanted to try my keying skills on my Iambic. I have Carpel tunnel and issues with my wrists so have difficulty using a key board/SK in timings.
is there a software for a PC to be able to use my keyer and the software decode so I can see what I am keying? I know I have a long way to go at the moment but as I'm only having small bursts of "listening" training I wanted to see how I'm going on TX.

There are phone apps to do this - I use one on the iPhone sometimes.

Eamonn,
If you have carpel tunnel syndrom then you may want to consider a sideswiper, maybe built it yourself.

An alternative to software would be a classic approach: have a PC (at tape recored, a USB player, ..) play a known CW sequence and use your straight key (keyer, sideswiper, ...) to send synchronously with the player.
Alternativlly let the player send CW, then repeat with your key. Judge by your own ears if it was ok, otherwise re-try.

This will train your ears, the main tool that you need for CW ;-)

73

Gerd DF9TS

I have pinched/trapped nerves in my neck as well so struggle to feel the keyer, I'm in for surgery at the end of the month so hopefully that will help.]



Thanks guys.
Been talking to an old timer here that used to teach morse for the RSGB. I now have the use of an FM tutor that I can enter in to FLdigi software and it records what I have entered.

My wife has been in education nearly 40 years and she teaches "read it say it" so I wanted to say it and have it record so I can have some confidence in what I am entering. (By say it I am doing the Dah, Dit for the letter.)

I have just been doing some lessons on here and have found that I do it with my eyes closed on the PC so when I "say it" with the key I can easily know what I am keying. if that makes sense.
Trying to move away from using a keyboard with letters and just hear the sounds. I am finding the transition between morse and typing (or writing) is slowing the thinking time down.

I just need to put words/codes together now so I can hear them rather than write them down.

Thanks for your suggestions though. I will see how this progresses.

Hello Eamonn,

use a paddle for sending, you only move your fingers.

connect audio out of your ham radio to line in of your PC.

Switch the keyer in your radio to "paddle"

Use fldigi for decoding your sending.

73 Rüdiger DD5RK