=========================================== CW_PLAYER =========================================== Written by G. Rivat F6DQM =========================================== This freeware program generates the standard Morse caracters, Q codes, abbreviations, random series of characters and text files. It controls your knowledge through a Quiz test and helps you to get a good keying by monitoring your CW signals. Keying off air and verifying your transmission on the screen will let you go on air with less stress and more confidence. It generates Wave sound files (*.wav) of morse characters that can be played by any media software. Local characters can be created by yourself. 20 lessons are proposed to learn the Morse code. You can modify their contents as you like. CW_Player needs a sound card and Win95 or more. IMPORTANT : If this program is to used under WinXP/NT/2000, it is mandatory to copy IOCTRL.DLL in the Windows/System32/directory and the driver zntport.sys in the Windows/System32/Drivers directory. If running Win2000, please run port2000.reg Then restart computer. Besides the Help files, a few hints are displayed when the mouse points on controls or boxes. If you can't open the HLP file under Vista please look at this link : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6EBCFAD9-D3F5-4365-8070-334CD175D4BB&displaylang=en Windows features such as Copy (Control-C) and Paste (Control-V) can be used to select part of a random serie and replay it by copying in the Text box or save it in a file by using the Paste with your favorite editor. (Note that the TEXT window accepts only ONE record so, only ONE line of an ASCII file can be pasted in this window.) This program is mainly intended to be downloaded by WEB surfers from radioamateur sites. Its purpose is to initiate non-radioamateur people and no-code licensed hams with Morse code and help them to get on the HF bands. So, don't hesitate to propose this software to your visitors if you manage a radioamateur WEB site. However, this program may also be used for your own morse training, for CW instructors or for training on the air by connecting one of the output of your sound card to the audio input of your SSB or FM transceiver. Enjoy CW and make others enjoy CW G. RIVAT http://www.f6dqm.fr e-mail via Web site ================================================ Release history (from the most recent release) = ================================================ VERSION 4.0 ============ - correct an error related to the saved serial port - option to mask the hints (but not MSG and real speed) - save the last position of the main window - option to create frequency drift in random mode and file mode - creation of the Entry sheet in random mode and file mode - update portugeese texts - option to key morse with the CTRL key of the keyboard. - upgrade audio and direct decoding - in QUIZ mode, option to shorten the delay when an answer is given - in QUIZ mode, menu to show errors immediately and before resuming - in QUIZ mode, menu to replay the erroneous characters - in Monitoring window, to add the live morse code display VERSION 3.3.5 ============ - To fix an anomaly when monitoring single key signals. VERSION 3.3.4 ============= - Options for variable speed and variable delay in Quiz mode. VERSION 3.3.0 ============= - Option Examen France (in french language only) - Word and text files proposed for the Vocabulary option VERSION 3.2.7 ============= - Option Vocabulary VERSION 3.2.6 ============= - Option Lowercase for the Random window VERSION 3.2.5a ============== - Add the Clear button in the Monitoring window VERSION 3.2.5 ============= - Replacement of the Joystick component VERSION 3.2.3a,b,c ================== - to fix bugs VERSION 3.2.3 ============= - To choose all serial ports available VERSION 3.2.2 ============= - Add keying by the operator through the joystick port VERSION 3.2.1 ============= - Add default extensions for text or wave file names. - correct a bug in text focus VERSION 3.2.0 ============= - Add options to automatically hide file text and random characters when playing. VERSION 3.1.7 ============= - To choose the sound card VERSION 3.1.6 ============= - Fix errors VERSION 3.1.4 ============= - Add possibility to limit some functions if the instructor requires it. - to maximize the file window VERSION 3.1.2 ============= - Add adjustable CW note between 100 and 1500 Hz VERSION 3.1.1 ============= - Add word spacing setting - Add french exam simulation. If you need a simulation of your local exam in terms of tone, speed ans spacing, please send a wav or mp3 record that reproduces the exact tone, speed ans spacing of your local exam. VERSION 3.0.3 ============= - TX keying from the parallel port. This function requires IOCtrl.dll in the Windows/system32 directory and the file zntport.sys in the Windows/system32/drivers directory - Miscellanous improvements - Add the character "*" as an international morse character . Many thanks to Alan, F6ENO, for his help in testing this new release VERSION 3.0.2 ============= - Possibility to play non-standard characters in random and quiz modes VERSION 3.0.1 ============= - Fix some minor errors VERSION 3.0 =========== - TX keying from the serial port - Character counter in Quiz mode - Text shortcuts - Text rubber - Local messages - Spanish language (thanks to LU8HPY, Fer) VERSION 2.8.5 ============= - Add intermediate values of delay to answer in quiz mode VERSION 2.8.4 ============= - Number of lessons up to 60 - Fix an error that might happen with WinXP VERSION 2.8.3a ============== - Save the delay to answer in quiz mode VERSION 2.8.3 ============= - Add adjustable CW note between 600 and 1000 Hz VERSION 2.8.2 ============= - Add the special character @ VERSION 2.8.1 ============= - Add Portuguese in language menu VERSION 2.8 =========== - Add possibility to pause and to resume the Text replay - Save the Monitoring window parameters - Non proportionnal font in the Monitoring window - Possibility to add blank Noise and QSB on the Morse signals when playing Random or File - Possibility to mask the mark in Quiz mode - Add the word option named "Callsigns" to generate callsigns in Random mode - Other minor modifications and corrections VERSION 2.7.2 ============= -Add the possibility to choose the word length in random mode from 2 to 8 characters -Possibility to reduce the delay to answer in Quiz mode to 0 (actually=400ms) VERSION 2.7.1 ============= -Minor modifications IMPORTANT NOTE : Some screensavers require very high CPU ressources. When running they could highly affect the sound quality of characters. It is highly recommanded to disable such screensavers when running CWPlayer in random mode for long periods. VERSION 2.7 =========== -add italian language thanks to Paolo IW2DGS and Andrea IW4EGQ. -add menu "Save monitoring as Text file" VERSION 2.6 =========== -introduction of a limited number of characters when playing in random mode -possibility to hide the solution in File or Random mode -possibility to generate non-mixed words in random mode -possibility to generate quick random serials without sound for rapidly creating lessons . -Change of font in File and Random window for a better reading. VERSION 2.5 =========== -test version VERSION 2.4 =========== -Enlarge spacing and compute actual mean speed. VERSION 2.3.1 ============= -Fix a possible error when creating the CWPlayer.dat file. VERSION 2.3 ============ -Add german in the Menu/Language Note that the Help file CWPdeutsch.hlp is just a copy of the english help file. I need a translator ! -Add an option to generate random length words when playing random characters -Add the possibility to save the memoRandom window into a Wave file -Save and restore the last parameters (language, speed, level, last choies etc). VERSION 2.2 & 2.2a ================== -Add errors messages in case of abnormal behaviour of the program. -Fix problems that occured with some exotic sound cards (SoundBlaster incompatibility or performance incompatibility with regards to the processor speed) Many thanks to Sebastian, Daniel and Mukesh (India) for their help in solving these problems. VERSION 2.1 =========== -Implementation of a new tool that record a text as a Wave sound file (*.wav) that can be replayed by any media player software. This allows the creation of text beacons, CW identificators etc with a great facility; VERSION 2.0 =========== - Introduction of a Monitoring function that decodes the audio Morse signals that the user will inject at the Mic or Line input of the sound card. This is to control and improve the keying of the trainee. - Option to introduce a group of 5 "V" at the beginning of each random serie. This is to synchronize the trainee on the very first random character. - Fix some errors detected by users. Version 1.9.0 ============= - Creation of a Tools menu with the folloing functions : * Clear MemoRandom window * Save MemoRandom window : The contents of the MemoRandom window is saved in a text file that can be replayed at any time with the File choice and Play File button. * Local characters : to create your local characters (see version 1.8.2). The local characters are now non-case sensitive. * Local lessons : to modify the contents of the basic lessons of CWPlayer. 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