Thanks David, yes, been sending too, both to my mentor, G3NCN (he
sends a char or a word, I tell him what it is and send it back) and
also sending text (normally the contents of a page-a-day calendar for
yesterday :-) via an oscillator to an MFJ code reader - that is very
unforgiving, so my sending is apparently pretty good and improving
daily.
Every now and then, I send my call and bits - sending a complete over
is a good idea.
I've had a couple of shaky QSOs on air with G3NCN and felt I needed a
little more practice - I'm not key shy, but I am Tx shy - HiHi
I have a crib sheet - yes I need you jump in and get on with it.
--
One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those
who are kind. -Malayan Proverb
On 21 Oct 2008, at 10:28, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My advice is to send as well as receive. Get a short automatic
recording of something repetitive at a speed you are comfortable
with and send along side it - mimicking the code that you hear.
This is a good way to build up a good fist. I used to copy a point
to point station that sent its long call sign over and over. Get
someone else to check your sending and compare yourself to automatic
recordings. Sending reinforces the characters into your memory by
another route.
Then try sending without paper in front of you; just common stuff
like your rig and QTH, name etc. Once you are on the air and
getting your feet wet with live contacts, you don't have stuff to
copy, you take it direct from the brain. That's quite a jump
forward and you need to prepare for it. As a beginner on air, you
can have a card with salient points you often mention in your QSOs
but you dispense with that when you've done it often enough.
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