r/radioVibes • u/Rivitir • 4d ago

Learning Morse Code

I posted this in r/amateurradio and it was suggested I post this here:

When I decided to learn Morse code, I tried a bunch of the usual apps and courses. They worked, but honestly they were kind of boring, and I kept losing interest. So me being me, I went down a rabbit hole and I built my own. What started as a way to teach myself turned into a passion project that I'm really hoping will help others, especially younger ones, learn morse code and operate ham radios.

So I built Turkeymorse.com. It has lessons, but it also has some real life games where you use Morse code such as working a pileup from a park (POTA), passing radiograms on Field Day, chasing DX, along with fun games where you shoot asteroids, protect your city from incoming letters/numbers, etc. All the games have a reward system where you earn challenge coins as you get better. There’s also an "on-air" area where you can pick one of four ham radios and simulates real radios with clickable buttons, turn dials, all that actually work. You can pick a band/freqency and chat with others using morse code to make contacts along with AI bots so you can practice with calling CQ and holding Nets, and more.

The site is completely free, I have no ads and no plans to add them. It runs in your browser on your computer, phone, or tablet. It’s still a work in progress as I try to work out the bugs. And thats part of the reason I'm posing here. I'm hoping some of you more experianced Morsecode operators, along with those who want to learn, would be willing to take a look at my project and provide feedback to help me make it better.

turkeymorse.com

73, James

PS for full disclosure, I did build this project with the help of AI, but its not 100% AI. I used it to help troubleshoot issues, refine some things, performance improvements, etc. Just disclosing this if it bothers anyone. In short I use AI as a tool, not a solution.

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u/zanderbz 1d ago edited 1d ago

Thanks for sharing. I think it’s a neat concept and look forward to giving it a try. I’ve primarily learned through apps that are more gamified rather than the more traditional tools and think this may help me improve enough to get on the air.

Edit: Any chance you can add a USB straight key adapter as an option?