Morse Mania at Mac App Store analyse

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Developer: Black Cat Systems
Price: 0 free
Current version: 4.1.0, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 17 Aug 2012
App size: 1.33 Mb
4.8 ( 9398 ratings )
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> 2.2k
Monthly downloads
~ $ 900
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Morse Mania is a morse code tutor. It provides the following modules to help you learn morse code:

Learn Characters - Each morse code character is displayed on the screen as it is being played. This is useful when youre first learning the morse code alphabet, as it helps you link each sound to the corresponding character.
Guess a Character - Morse code characters are played, and you must type the key of the character sent. At the end of the exercise, your score is displayed.
Copy Groups - Random five letter morse code character groups are sent (and displayed on the screen). You select how many morse code groups you would like to have sent, and practice by copying the groups down. At the end of the exercise, compare what you copied to what was actually sent.
Copy Groups - Random words are sent (and displayed on the screen). You select how many words you would like to have sent, and practice by copying them down. At the end of the exercise, compare what you copied to what was actually sent.
Simulated QSO - Random simulated QSOs are sent, so you get real world copying practice.
Keying - You can send more code by clicking your mouse button, and Morse Mania will decode it.
Typing - Type characters on your keyboard, and Morse Mania will play them.
Send File - Any text file of your choice can be sent.
It also supports Farnsworth mode. Farnsworth is useful when first learning morse code, so you dont reach the "plateau" around 7 wpm, where you cant copy any faster, because you learned the individual dots and dashes that make up each character, rather than the overall sound. In Farnsworth mode, each morse code character is sent at a high speed, but with a long pause between characters. Hence, you hear the character as it sounds, and dont try to learn the individual dots and dashes that make it up. The long pause gives you time to think about what you just heard, and identify the character, before the next one comes along.

Finally, the Koch method is also available. Using this method, you learn morse code at full speed, one letter at a time. Its considered by many to be the best way to learn morse code quickly and effectively.

Morse Mania can also produce morse code from a text file, which is then also played out of your computers speaker. So you can create your own practice sessions, or grab text from other sources such as newspapers/etc, to have a never ending supply of practice material.

There is also a Typing Window, where you can type any valid character at the keyboard, and it is immediately translated into the morse code character, and played.
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Canada 27.99 CAD
China 128 CNY
France 21.99 EUR
Germany 21.99 EUR
Italy 21.99 EUR
Netherlands 21.99 EUR
Portugal 21.99 EUR
Spain 21.99 EUR
Poland 21.99 EUR
UK 19.99 GBP
India 999.99 INR
Japan 999.99 JPY
Poland 94.99 PLN
Russia 999.99 RUB
Turkey 89.99 TRY
USA 19.99 USD
Korea, Republic Of 21.99 USD
Ukraine 19.99 USD
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Morse mania

nul de chez nul, je suis ancien graphiste et radio amateur je nai jamais vu pareille arnaque

Très bien

Celui que je cherchais, il a les fonctions ques je cherchais, je n’ai pas trouvé de programmes gratuits complet comme celui-ci donc je suis passé à l achat.

Eine gute Idee - aber hier muss noch nachgebessert werden

O.K. aller Anfang ist schwer. Das gilt möglicherweise für jede neue App. Zunächst einmal für einen Anfänger, der Telegrafie erlernen möchte, dürfte es ausreichen. Der Preis ist ist allerdings m.E. nicht gerechtfertigt. Für einen fortgeschrittenen Ham ist dann allerdings bei etwas höherem Tempo der Spass vorbei. Das Sound-Erlebnis ist nicht realistisch. Die Zeichen werden zu kurz dargestellt, deutlich "geschmiert" und durch längere Pause ausgefüllt. Das ist zwar bis zu einem gewissen Tempo (je nach Gehör und Übung) lesbar aber für mich deutlich unangenehm. Die ausgegebenen QSO,s sind stereotyp und bis auf geänderte Rufzeichen fast gleichlautend. Eine Eingabe von Telegrafiezeichen mit die Maus ist naturgemäß nahezu unmöglich. O.K das muss auch nicht unbedingt sein. Ich hoffe, dass diese App nachgebessert wird. DL6BBi

Weak morse trainer

In a field not exactly flooded with competition, Morse Mania has amazingly lowered the bar. Interested in having a program ‘tutor’ you? Then don’t get this app. I wish I had my money back. Exasperatingly unresponsive buttons (you CAN remove them from the screen or grey them out when they’re not available, you know), absolutely NO feedback, and most importantly no education value whatsoever. It is theft that I even paid $5 for this.

don’t download

not user friendly. it is not ideal code learner.

Speed is wrong

I dont think this app runs well on Lion or Mountain Lion. On Lion the character speed is all wrong. 10 WPM sounds like about 18 WPM or 20 WPM. Would not recommend this app until its been verified to run OK on new OSX.

Excellent app

Ive always wanted to get my code speed up to a reasonable level - say 20 WPM. This app seems to meet my needs. It lacks good documentation on some specifics, but is generally easy to use. I have had (and written) programs that allow for more fine tuning of character weights and spacing, but that is really not necessary. I was initially confused by some of the settings. WPM is self explanatory, but "seconds spacing" threw me for a minute. Then I realized that the spacing refers to the button to the left. In other words, the "Learn Characters" button will space characters X seconds apart based on the setting you choose. A comment was made in another review about the sending speed being off. I tested the app with a text file that contained the word "Paris" ten times. This is the classic method for testing speed. With the program set at 10 WPM the file was sent in just a bit more than 60 seconds. Thus, the speed is very close - maybe a tiny bit slow, but not enough to matter. Im using OS X 10.7.5. Remember not to click the "Farnsworth" button if you are testing the speed. Morse is an acquired skill. Im happy to have a good learning tool available whenever I have a few minutes to practice.

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