Koch method Morse code training program
Project description
Command line Koch method Morse code audio generation and training program.
Implements:
Morse code audio playback and file generation
with configurable Farnsworth timing [PDF] (defaults to a minimum of 20 WPM characters at any WPM less than 20 WPM)
and filters to limit the code’s audio bandwith
supporting a Koch method CLI training program
Installation
$ pip install koch
Requires:
Tested with Python 2.7.9 on Mac OS X.
Note that to install the PyAudio dependency on Mac OS X, you’ll need to first install portaudio with Homebrew:
$ brew install portaudio
Examples
Play back strings in Morse by passing them as command line arguments:
$ koch hello world
Save the generated code to a WAV file:
$ koch -f hello.wav hello world
Change the code speed from the default 20 WPM to 30 WPM:
$ koch -c 30 hello world
And the tone frequency from the default 770 Hz to 440 Hz:
$ koch -H 440 hello world
Try a slower speed, which will default to Farnsworth timing with each character played at 20 WPM (default) but the inter-character spacings slowed to 10 WPM:
$ koch -w 10 hello world
Keep the inter-character speed at 10 WPM, but increase the Farnsworth character speed to 30 WPM:
$ koch -w 10 --cwpm 30 hello world
Start a Koch method training sequence, which begins by teaching only the letter ‘K’ (default 20 WPM, 10 characters generated per training run, random word lengths):
$ koch
Move up to learning the first two characters in the Koch method (i.e. ‘K’ and ‘M’):
$ koch -c 2
This will randomly play 10 ‘K’ or ‘M’ characters in words of random lengths, then pause and wait for the user to hit the <Enter> key before printing the actual test sequence played.
You can also try a custom Koch alphabet, e.g. to learn in a different character order:
$ koch -a ABCDE -c 3
Several options together to generate a WAV file with a 30 WPM, 440 Hz Koch training session that’s 20 characters long teaching letters ‘K,’, ‘M,’ and ‘R’:
$ koch -w 30 -H 440 -c 20 -f koch.wav
Get help with CLI options:
$ koch -h
See also
audiogen (Github project), a Python generator-based audio generation and processing library
Contributing
Get the source and report any bugs on Github:
Version history
0.0.3 - Band pass filter bug fix. Add CLI option to override default 200 Hz band pass filter bandwidth.
0.0.2 - Limit code audio bandwidth to 200 Hz using bandpass filters. Improved file output behavior for easier scripting.
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