Morsewurst

Morsewurst reads real-time Morse timing events from a connected microcontroller and turns that telemetry into detailed training data. Instead of only checking whether the final text was correct, it analyses how the Morse was sent.

The application tracks accuracy, cleanliness, timing quality, speed, problem characters and long-term learning progress. This makes it possible to estimate the operator's practical skill level more realistically and to reveal specific weak spots that need more focused practice.

Morsewurst is designed for hands-on Morse training. It also includes Koch receive practice, where users can train character recognition with guided progression, manual stages and scoring. Its purpose is to give useful feedback, support repeated practice and help the user improve both recognition and keying quality over time.

The Morsewurst project currently requires a custom-built Morsewurst hardware keyer. The keyer sends precise timing telemetry to the desktop application, which then decodes, scores and stores the practice session.

The included ESP32 firmware is designed for an ESP32-S3 board with STEMMA-compatible hardware wiring as described in the project instructions. The hardware setup is intended to support both a straight key and an iambic paddle.

Future versions may explore support for K1EL-style keyer interfaces or adapters, but current full timing analysis is based on Morsewurst-compatible USB CDC Serial JSON telemetry.