NO !
Start with the long characters FIRST. We (at Microlog) developed an
automatic Morse Trainer for ( an unnamed guvmint agency ) where we simply
automated their technique. The first four characters they taught, if my
memory is correct, were L, P, Q & C. The last ones to learn on the list
were E, I, T, & M
The logic is such that when first learning the code, if you hear a figure 1,
you will change your mind four times.....is it E, A, W, J, or finally the
figure 1.
This method teaches you to learn the sound of each character rather than
what it looks like printed as dots & dashes.
Proof of the pudding.....my son passed his Novice code test after just two
weeks of 20 min per night starting from scratch (NO Morse ability at all to
start.).
And yes, the characters were send at 15 WPM rate with enough space to equal
5 WPM. Curiously, when asked to send, he would snap out the letters at
around 12 to 15 WPM on a hand key because that's how he heard them.
73, Charlie k3ICH
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