That's the best way Kev
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Rob
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On Jun 12, 2017 1:19 PM, "Kevin - K4VD" wrote:
I learned code by memorizing 5 wpm and then getting on the air and having
as many contacts as I could. Nothing fancy, no coddling. Just do it.
73,
Kev
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Hi Jim,
No need to apologize. All of the thread's posts are good info - We just try to
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On 6/13/2017 9:34 AM, Jim Sr Sturges wrote:
My apologies for o
My apologies for opening what became an overwhelmingly nice, polite,
friendly, and educational thread for me and perhaps a few others. This is a
place where exposing ignorance is rewarded with gold-plated knowledge and
bonhomie. I'm not really sorry but good form dictates that response. My
replies
In the interest of releiving email overload for our readers, lets close this OT
thread at this time. Its well past the single day posting limit.
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On 6/12/2017 9:14 PM, Doug Smith wrote:
I was one of the last Radio Officers to sail an all CW ship. It was
I was one of the last Radio Officers to sail an all CW ship. It was the SS
Tampa Bay, call sign KNJA. We worked our way up and down the South American
coasts from ports in the US gulf coast.
I mainly worked WLO on 16 and 22 MHz. We typically hummed along around 30 WPM
due to the requirement
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In military and commercial brass pounding in the USA, we were limited to
something between 13 and 20 wpm, usually closer to 13, because l
Looking forward to starting the academy in the fall. :)
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On 6/12/2017 6:33 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote
> But Amateur Radio is a whole different world with different skills being
> most useful, skills such as head copy at 20 or 30 wpm. I enjoy "reading the
>
ay, June 12, 2017 11:31 AM
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One caveat, Fred . . .
Traffic handlers MUST copy on paper or on a word processor.
In my opinion, one is not a skilled telegrapher until one can copy in head
and on paper with
One caveat, Fred . . .
Traffic handlers MUST copy on paper or on a word processor.
In my opinion, one is not a skilled telegrapher until one can copy in
head and on paper with equal accuracy.
73,
Kent K9ZTV
On 6/12/2017 11:59 AM, Fred Moore wrote:
the moral... put down the pencil and pa
Doug . . .
This is a super-great story!
You need to send it to QST for its "letters to the editor" page.
73,
Kent K9ZTV
On 6/12/2017 12:03 PM, Doug Smith wrote:
I agree about getting on the air. And, about the value of the old Novice class
in providing a “safe harbor”.
When I got my no
I agree about getting on the air. And, about the value of the old Novice class
in providing a “safe harbor”.
When I got my novice ticket I went out and bought crystals for various
frequencies on 80, 40 and 15 meters. Frequencies were random and I had three
on 80 meters — 3713, 3723 and 3741.
I am convinced that the barrier most folks have is from bad habits that
allow you to unconsciously learn double and triple conversion in your head.
when you are slow.. hear the sound, count the elements, determine what
it means, then convert to writing..
I am 100% convinced that doing anything
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I think there are three factors necessary to learning CW. All are important
and they are:
1. Desire
2. Patience
3. Persistence
There is no other easy or quick way to achieve your goal.
Marv
KG7V
K3S, KPA500, KANT3m P3
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Amen, Kent.
Bill, KE5OG
On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:43 AM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote:
> I thoroughly agree with Kev about "getting on the air."
>
> I teach two and sometimes three Morse Code classes every Saturday
> morning. The students all KNOW the code. They can accurately copy 10 WPM
> and above
I thoroughly agree with Kev about "getting on the air."
I teach two and sometimes three Morse Code classes every Saturday
morning. The students all KNOW the code. They can accurately copy 10
WPM and above, and can send quite decently. But no matter how much I
encourage, cajole, or "coddle,"
Farnsworth.
http://www.justlearnmorsecode.com/farnsworth.html
73 - Steve WB6RSE
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One approach is to expand one's vocabulary. You recognize CQ at almost any
speed, because it is so familiar, as well as most "Q" signals, RST, BT, BK,
etc.
Hardly anyone needs to copy 5 letter groups these days like we did as Navy
radiomen.
One fellow has provided this:
http://www.hamradio
Hello Scott. Out of all that you only quote the word coddling? I didn't say
anything about how someone else should learn Morse code (other than maybe
Just do it). I said how I learned it. Nothing fancy, nose to the
grindstone, learn by doing. It's just Morse code. It is not a new language.
It is a
I think there are three factors necessary to learning CW. All are important
and they are:
1. Desire
2. Patience
3. Persistence
There is no other easy or quick way to achieve your goal.
Marv
KG7V
K3S, KPA500, KANT3m P3
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How in the world is someone learning something in a way that most suits
them "coddling?" People learn things differently, even Morse. Finding
the way that best suits someone is not coddling them, it's helping them
to learn efficiently.
Scott N9AA
On 6/12/17 8:18 AM, Kevin - K4VD wrote:
I l
I learned code by memorizing 5 wpm and then getting on the air and having
as many contacts as I could. Nothing fancy, no coddling. Just do it.
73,
Kev
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Without going into too much detail (or extending this OT thread too
much!), the way to get over the sub-12 wpm "hump" is to learn to copy
short words and combinations of letters ("ing" "the" "out" etc.) as a
unit, and not one character at a time.
One way to practice this is to use the well-kno
I only allowed myself to buy my KX3 after I'd completed a number of CW
QSOs. I stumbled through most of them, but I confidently expected the
KX3 would provide me with an incentive to improve my Morse, and I'd get
better at it quite quickly. It didn't quite work out that way, though.
I've had my
lecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of dgb
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Yes, the best is
http://www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html
73 Dwight NS9I
On 6/11/2017 5:25 PM, Jim Sr Sturges wrote:
> I think I learned
Jim
I'll endorse your experience with the installation PAE's excellent heatsink for
the KX2.
I jumped into that operation with a Swiss Army knife and a set of forceps at
the hotel while at Dayton hamvention.
Holding on the two washers, nut and bolt simultaneously in a confined space is
playing
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I think I learned code all wrong. Can't ever seem to get my s
Yes, the best is
http://www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html
73 Dwight NS9I
On 6/11/2017 5:25 PM, Jim Sr Sturges wrote:
I think I learned code all wrong. Can't ever seem to get my speed up.
Surely some of the astute among you _know_ The Perfect Method, and I hope
you will share?
To complete the OT-
I think I learned code all wrong. Can't ever seem to get my speed up.
Surely some of the astute among you _know_ The Perfect Method, and I hope
you will share?
To complete the OT-ness of this msg, I recently completed the QRP Labs
Ultimate WSPR/QRSS kit and re-learned the joys of soldering iron b
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