Zach, yes, you can receive code practice on Echolink. Look for the ARRL 
station W1AW. W1AW sends code practice several times a day on H F as well as 
2 meters in the Newington area as well as Echolink. Years ago when I was 
learning Morse Code, I found that listening to W1AW really helped me. 
Remember what I told you. The stupid question is the one you didn't ask. 
Good luck getting your General ticket. 73. Doug, N6NFF

-----Original Message----- 
From: Zach Shifflett
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 9:06 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: short wave / cw receiver

Hey all,
I'm wondering if there are any portable shortwave receivers out there
that are relatively accessible, and that can receive cw.
Now that I've had my license for a couple weeks and have familiarized
myself with basic procedure, I'd like to get started studying for
general.  First though, I want to learn cw.
I've been doing cw training tapes I found online, as well as using the
g4fon cotch trainer, but what I'd really like is to be able to listen
to some code on the air, and copy that.  I feel like that'd be the
best practice, to actually use realtime, on air code.
I'd also like to see what kind of stuff I can pick up on the low
frequencies where I live.
I don't even know how good a portable receiver like this would be, as
I know you have  to have decent antennas to even be able to pick up
most of this stuff.
Please forgive a stupid question from a total newbie, but everybody's
gotta start somewhere, eh?
I'd just really like to start listening to some code on air and
copying it. Maybe this is also something I could do with echolink.
Are there even shortwave stations you can pick up anymore?

Thanks in advance for all the great advice I know will come.
This list is really great, and I look forward to actually being able
to talk to some of you guys once my echolink approval goes through.

73
Zach, kk4ruz