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On Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:02:15 +1000, Peter Moylan wrote:

> I learnt Morse in my late teens because I wanted to get an amateur radio
> licence. Unfortunately I never managed to get up to the required speed.
> Over time other interests took over, and I stopped practicing Morse. As
> a result, I can recognise about half the alphabet immediately, but have
> forgotten the codes for the less common letters.

I keep telling myself I should brush up but never get roundtoit. I even 
have an old MFJ trainer and some ARRL tapes at various speeds.

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/mfj_pocket_morse_tutor_mfj_41.html

There was a newer one that was more sophisticated rather than this museum 
piece :)

https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/mfj-418

Mighty Fine Junk more or less closed down last year although I think Jue 
is still shipping whatever is left. He must be pushing 80 and I assume 
nobody wanted the business. There have been several instances of that 
around here where the owner wanted to retire and the kids had no interest 
in the business that kept them fed.