Well,

yes, I'm referring to normal, narrowband CW. 

I have a TS440, and I route the audio through a clear speech DSP box to the audio input jack on my cochlear processor. I don't use a speaker at all unless friends are in the shack. the clear speech box is a nice aid in CW when the signal is fairly steady as it can remove noise to the point where it almost sounds like you're hearing a side tone oscillator.

I got familiar with the TS440 front panel buttons through a combination of reading the manual on my BrailleSense, deduction and help from my sighted wife. I use the ATOM device I build and sell to  make sure the coax is matched. 

I started with a straight key, and that's what I still prefer; but I'm learning to use a keyer, but still can't get good CW out of it with speeds above 10 words per minute. 

I use the 440's 1KHz filter most of the time but change to the 500 Hertz filter when there's QRM. I like to use the Receiver Incremental Tuning function to get the CW tone exactly where I want it without having to change the transmit frequency.

I sometimes try phone, but it usually takes me time to get used to a voice, and I daresn't talk to, say the JA and JR coming in 20 over S9 and have to say "Da, say that again please, I missed all of that."

----- Original Message -----
From: Linda C. Knight <[log in to unmask]>
To:  [log in to unmask]
Date: Monday, Jan 2, 2012 12:15:47
Subject: Re: handy ham lectures (thanks to pat tice)

>
>
> Mike,
> 
> How do you do cw and can you share with me how it works and how you manage
> on the ham radio?
> Is this using a braille display or using morse code.
> Correct me if I am wrong, but cw using a narrow band-width and is continuous
> wave, and is the same as morse code. Can you all enlighten me on this?
> 
> I am on the seventh mp3 lecture-and I think I have mastered the formula in
> ohm's law. Man, before long I am going to dream about E = I times R and
> those other things. LOL!
> 
> The other day I had written to a new ham buddy in New port richey and told
> him I was sure impressed that our microwave ovens use 2.4 megaherts. He
> wrote back to keep studying my lectures and not to try to make a radio call
> with my microwave. LOL!
> 
> 73
> 
> linda