MFJ MFJ-418 - Custom Sets Configuration; Custom Characters Setup Guide

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MFJ-418 Pocket Morse Code Tutor Instruction Manual

Custom Sets

There are three custom character sets (

CST CHR1, CST CHR2 and CST CHR3) and

one custom word set (

CST WORD). The custom character sets can contain up to

16 characters each and the custom word set may contain up to 10 words. These

may be configured with the characters or words you wish. In addition, the

custom character sets may be combined with the Combine function, described

above, to make a single custom set of up to 48 characters.

The custom character sets allow you to use the MFJ-418 to learn Morse code

using the Koch Method. To do this, configure the first custom character set with

your first two characters for Koch practice, and practice using that set. When

your copying accuracy reaches 90 percent, add another character to this custom

set. As you again reach 90 percent accuracy with the next character, add

another. By combining the three custom character sets, you can add characters

to your Koch practice sessions until you have learned all the characters required

for the FCC exam, at which point you can switch to copying words and QSOs.

For full details on the Koch Method of code training, see the book "Morse

Code: Breaking the Barrier" (MFJ-3400), available from MFJ Enterprises, Inc.

At any time in your training, you can configure a custom character set to

provide extra practice on characters that prove troublesome.

Custom Characters:

Here is how to configure a custom character set:

• Go to the Set menu and press Select. A blinking cursor will appear.

• Go to any of the three Custom Character submenus by using the Next or

Previous button.

• Press and hold the Select button for one second. The blinking cursor will

then move to the second line of the display.

• You may then change the character under the cursor by pressing Next or

Previous. The order of the characters is the 26 letters in alphabetical order,

the blank character, the 10 numerals, then the prosigns in the order they

appear in the chart on page 17.

• Press Select to set the character under the cursor and move the cursor to the

next character.

• A character may be repeated to have it sent more often.

• A character may be erased by changing it to the blank character. The first

character in any set cannot be erased; a set must contain at least one

character.