I learned Morse code the "wrong" way. I had built a Knight-Kit Star
Roamer, a very simple tube-type shortwave receiver that was mainly for
AM reception but could "kind-of" receive CW. In the back of the manual
they had the Morse code written out in dots and dashes.
So I memorized a couple of letters (E and T since they were the
simplest) and started listening. Every once in awhile I could hear a
letter that sounded like a single dot or dash, so I was pretty sure
those were E and T.
Then I added a few more letters hoping to hear a complete word. I think
the first complete word I copied was "THE". Then I added more and more
characters (starting with the most common ones) until I had the complete
alphabet, numbers and symbols.
One advantage of this method is you never get caught on a speed
"plateau" because you are listening at full speed from the beginning.
Alan N1AL
On 10/31/2017 11:26 AM, rkr...@johngalt.biz wrote:
On 10/31/2017 2:02 PM, engineercm wrote:
Thank you so much for articulating the magic about CW.
As a teen I tried to learn Morse Code and never was able to get very
far. With Morse as a condition for getting a license, I never thought
about getting a Ham License although I was very heavy into electronics
and got my First Class Radiotelephone License. (To show my age, the
testing only had one transistor question; all the rest were tubes.)
When I discovered that Morse Code had been removed as a requirement
(2014 or so) I began studying for my tests and made Extra within a few
months.
I have K3S that I am about to put on the air, on SSB to begin because
that is what I currently understand.
I have had CW recommended, but am unwilling to repeat the head banging
experience I went through 50+ years ago.
Now that I've given the history, my question to those of you who are
gung-ho on CW is; how did you begin the learning process? Is there some
secret that I missed?
73
Ray
KK4WPB
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