Instant Character Recognition: Hear It, Know It, No Counting Instant Character Recognition is the reflex that separates copying from decoding. This guide sets out the principle and the drills that build it. Quick facts Definition sound = letter, instantly Enemy element counting Training rule full-speed characters Plateau ~10 WPM counting wall Proof head copy at speed Military schools built courses on ICR alone: characters at speed from day one, answers demanded immediately. Modern methods - Koch, Farnsworth, reactive apps - are all ICR delivery systems. If you can count it, you are not yet hearing it. Free tool and guides: Morse Code Works Morse Code Works - free Morse code tools and guides. Reference chart