I began to learn code at 50 (now 56) and got my ticket about 5 years ago. It has been a LOT OF FUN! The longest transition was from writing everything down to copying in my head, but it was certainly worth the effort. I am typically operating at about 25 wpm but try to slow down to match a calling station's speed, primarily using Farnsworth spacing so I do not have to keep fiddling with the keyer speed control. This approach usually results in the other party sending comments like "FB CPY ALL". But back to biggest mistake for a newbie: not sending "PLS QRS" if I am sending too fast! This may be because they are embarassed or whatever. Like Ron, I have no problem slowing down as much as necessary (below 10 wpm gets a little tedious though!) But I would sure appreciate being told to cool it rather than just having the rag chew cut short. Regardless -- PLS GET ON THE CW SUBBANDS AND CALL CQ -- I will be looking for you! 73 es God Bless de Ken - N4OI - K1
Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > > [...snip...] > > I made transition to "head copy" slowly from copying letter-by-letter on > paper, as we used to do to pass our FCC tests and when receiving messages. > > > For me, the ability to send and receive very slow CW is an important > skill; > one I use far more than sending or receiving over 30 WPM. As more and more > Hams explore the CW bands, I find it very common to run into operators > running at 10 WPM or even less. I want to reply to them at whatever speed > they are sending, as long as it's within my range. > > Ron AC7AC > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/CW-Mistakes-tp16906746p16923470.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
