It was very helpful for sailors and armies during the wars as it helped to send the message with secrecy and only who knows Morse could decode it. But now you can also learn Morse code and how to decode it with your smartphones. Here we have made a list for some of the best Morse code apps to help you learn to write and decode these messages.
Best Morse Code Decoding Software For Iphone
Gborad form Google is an application that is useful for people who use morse code often or want to share messages in Morse code directly. It is a Morse code keyboard application for Android and iPhone. This application will let you type or communicate in Morse code by just selecting the Morse code feature on the keyboard. It will show you the messages and suggest the words that you type using Morse code. Just like the regular English keyboard but only with Morse code inputs.
This is one of the best apps to learn Morse code on your Android devices. Here you will get to see all the alphabets and numbers with their Morse code written below them. You can also learn the sound code of these letters and numbers by the audio or light code using the flashlight of the device. In addition to this, you can write your own Morse code message and convert it into light or audio code. It allows decoding any given Morse code using the translator of this app. You can even set the speed of the audio and frequency of the message that you will hear.
Yet another Morse decoder app that will let you read and create morse code messages. You can convert text into Morse or vice versa with this application. Like all the above apps, it also provides audio feedback and flashlight for the written Morse codes. What it has extra is that it will also provide vibration feedback and screen flickering effect to convey the Morse messages. You can also take the quiz in the game to learn the letters and alphabets more clearly from the app itself.
These were the best Morse code apps available on Android and iPhone. All these apps are free to download and use. Now send a secret message using Morse code or decode any received Morse code messages using these apps. Do let us know in the comments which Morse code app you prefer for learning, creating and decoding.
For many years, I've looked at various kinds of devices and software for reliably decodingMorse Code,so that I can learn to verify and copy Morse Code faster.Either I was never really satisfied with the performance of the unit,or the unit or software was no longer in production.I was recently surprised when I downloaded an application for the Apple iPod Touch handheld and tried it out.
In the iTunes store,you can search for applications involving "Morse Code".You'll find "MorseDecoder" by"HotPaw Productions".If you have a second or third generation iPod Touch (which has an external microphone available through the headset),or the iPhone, the program uses the built-in mike to listen and decode morse code.Sorry, the first generation iPod Touch is not supported.Make sure if you use an iTouch to plug in the external microphone before starting the applicationso that the application can recognize the mike while the application is starting.
The program self-learns to track the incoming audio and decode the morse code,and adaptively tunes to the audio frequency and speed of the code from speeds from 5 to 36 words per minute.It also has an option for a narrow audio filter, to screen out excess noise.
The amazing thing is that it works so simply, and decodes much better than any device I've seen.The microphone for the iTouch is sensitive, which plays into the ease of operation.You don't have to place the unit right up to the speaker.You can be removed by a foot or two, and it'll pick up and decode the morse code with no strain.This one application alone made my purchase of an iTouch worthwhile,as I no longer have to search for a Morse Code decoder that would satisfy my needs.
Decoding software for Morse code ranges from software-defined wide-band radio receivers, coupled to the Reverse Beacon Network,[71] which decodes signals and detects CQ messages on ham bands, to smartphone applications.[72]
There are some free software out there that might do what you want. I also use the software package CW Get on my computer There are also some commercial decoders out there that might do what you want. MFJ makes several decoders that vary in features and budget.
Morse Expert decodes Morse Code audio to text. Optimized for decoding weak, fading signals in the presence of interference, especially on the Amateur Radio bands. Optionally highlights Ham callsigns and keywords. The audio may come either from the built-in microphone or from another device, such as a radio, via an audio cable. Decoding is performed using the same algorithms as used inCW Skimmer.
Morse Expert v.1.13 Small bug fixed Morse Expert v.1.12 Stability improved Pause Decoding button added Premium Version available: ad-free, user-selected text colors Text Selection ModeA long-click on the decoded text switches the app to the text selection mode. Use the selection handles to adjust your selection,then use the Selection menu to copy, share or save selected text. Decoding is suspended in the selection mode, tap outside of your selection to resume decoding.
I used the Morse Letters video uploaded by someone to YouTube to test the effect of the echo.The first screenshot was taken with the aduio played back via a speaker and picked up by the microphone,the second one was taken when the audio was fed to the smartphone through a cable, as described in the next section. The tails after every Morse element visible on the first screenshot made decoding impossible, while the audio fed via the cable was decoded perfectly.
Translate Morse Code or CW audio to text. The HotPaw Morse Code Decoder takes audio input from the microphone or headset input on your iPhone or iPad, decodes Morse Code, and displays the results in text form. It includes both automatic decoding of longer clean signals and manual controls to allow the decoding of more difficult signals in QRM. Decoding parameters that can be manually adjusted include the audio frequency of an optional narrow-band DSP filter, the WPM dot/dash speed used for detecting characters, the threshold level of background noise, and whether Farnsworth timing is to be used for detecting spaces between individual characters. The Morse Code Decoder includes a built-in spectrogram to help determine the audio frequency of the Morse Code tones. You can then use the optional narrow-band audio filter to help filter out background noise. If the audio filter is enabled (frequency lock icon locked), it can be set for frequencies in the range of 400 to 1400 Hz. The filter can also be left off in a wide-band mode (frequency lock icon unlocked). Tap the spectrogram to set the audio filter to the frequency of a selected frequency peak. On the iPhone, tap the lock button to the right of the spectrum graph to toggle the filter off and on. The Morse code WPM (words per minute) detection speed is automatically adaptive from about 8 to 40 WPM, and can be locked to the current estimated WPM dot speed (WPM lock icon locked). One the iPhone, tap the lock button to the right of the waveform graph to lock and unlock automatic WPM detection. You can also manually set the WPM code speed using the plus and minus symbols that appear in the waveform graph, or the slider control on an iPad. There is a QRQ High Speed WPM Mode which will work better for code speeds in the range of 30 to 80 WPM. (QRQ mode also supports higher frequency dot-dash tones.) Please note that it is easy to mis-aim an iPhone's microphone so that its noise cancelling microphone will cancel out any Morse Code tones. So make sure to aim your iPhone so the the tones show up in the spectrum display. Also, please use the manual settings if automatic decoding does not adjust to the frequency, WPM or background noise threshold level.By default, the threshold (the signal level above any background noise required to detect a dot or dash) is set automatically by the AGC. But you can also manually control the threshold setting. On the iPhone or iPod Touch, tap to the left of the waveform graph to switch the manual threshold slider on and off. The iPad version also includes a switch to enable manual threshold control. A Histogram of the tone signal levels with a marker for the detection threshold level are displayed next to the waveform graph. In addition to the features of the regular HotPaw Morse Code Decoder, this Pro vesion of the HotPaw Morse Code Decoder also includes a RePlay function, which pauses recording and re-decodes tha previous 1 minute of audio input using the current manual settings. This is useful if you miss some code because the settings (audio frequency, WPM, and level) were not yet set for the signal you desire to decode.This Pro version also includes support for some International alphabet characters.
For Android users, setting up the switches in Morse code is quite a bit less complicated than for iPad. Getting the Morse to work seamlessly with switch access navigation, however, is just as complex. Right now, a DIY hardware solution ( -switch) is our best option.
Back to Table of ContentsHardware for learning Morse CodeLICW Haptic Vibrational CW DecoderA haptic vibrational device with LED lights to deliver decoded CW to palm of the hand and to the eye. The purpose is to give those with hearing impairments vibrational and visual sensations of CW, to facilitate and compensate the decoding of CW. This device will also be an assist to those with normal hearing because it can create alternate white matter pathways to the brain combining aural, vibrational and visual cues for learning and decoding CW. This device is patent pending, thanks to the assistance of Rob (K6RB), and took significant effort to bring to release. 2ff7e9595c