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Hi folks, just thought I would send a quick report on my CW progress since
many of you guys have helped me many times over the last 18 months. I've been practising head copy off tape at 20wpm for many months now coupled with on air qso at about 15wpm, well my cw copy has been steadily improving but slowly, until yesterday, I was just listening around 80m and found myself copying in my head at around 22wpm very easily (mind you it was good code) , something has clicked into place, I don't know why but it just seems to be so much easier all of a sudden, the small words are just copied automatically and I seem to be able to hold more characters in my head for the longer ones. I had a real long rag chew last night at about 18wpm with almost 100% copy in my head. Wow this is a real breakthrough, at last I really feel comfortable with cw. It's taken about 2years and at least 30mins a day on most days plus the on air time, I feel a real sense of accomplishment. For any guys who are still learning cw my advice is to keep at it, it may take a long time but it's worth it. I've always had trouble with copying to paper above about 15wpm, I find the co-ordination difficult, so I gave it up months ago and just concentrated on head copy, I think that was a good move for me. BTW the K1 is going great. Martin M0KWV K1 #1534 Why not take a look at our Web site? http://www.simoncarves.com ************************************************************************* The information in this email and any attachments may contain privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this email is not the intended addressee, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me by telephone or email and delete all copies immediately. ************************************************************************* _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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In a message dated 3/8/05 5:06:51 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[hidden email] writes: (snipped for length only) > Wow this is a real breakthrough, > at last I really feel comfortable with cw. Martin, Congratulations and thanks for a great story! Keep it up! At some point you may find (if you haven't already) that working Morse can actually be easier than talking. Particularly with a good op at the other end. Enjoy! 73 de Jim, N2EY _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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> 18wpm with almost 100% copy in my head. Wow this is a real breakthrough,
> at last I really feel comfortable with cw. It's taken about 2years and at > least 30mins a day on most days plus the on air time, I feel a real sense > of accomplishment.... I hadn't worked any CW since about 1976 when I built my K1 last month. I was at about 25 WPM at that time. I'm finding I max out around 18 WPM now. So once you get it, it seems to stick with you pretty good. Craig _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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> was good code) , something has clicked into place, I don't know why but it > just seems to be so much easier all of a sudden, the small words are just > copied automatically and I seem to be able to hold more characters in my > head for the longer ones. ... > I feel a real sense of accomplishment. Now it gets even better. Once you get above 25 or so, for some reason the code starts to seem more fluid, which seems more enjoyable, and that's a big motivating factor for increasing speed further. It's almost as if you don't have to *try* to practice, you just want to listen and operate, and the practice is simply a convenient side effect. When I learned CW, I found that the single most motivating factor was simply seeing improvement. Congrats on getting to ths point. The fun is just beginning! --Andrew, NV1B _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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Hallo Martin,
vy congrats to your results: every time one learn CW is a good new for us! I remember when I was at University and I was studying some difficult mathematcis, or electronics formula, every day I used to repeat, to write, to read, and I was frighten as the exam was coming soon. Then, when I was a four, three days far from exam: suddenly all was clear, as my brain war suddenly different, and I was amazed as all was so clear and...EASY. And so I passed all exams. This means that if you do the right job, continously, at your time (it's different from mine) you'll arrive at result. And in CW is the same. And this is the beautifull of our mind, as CW as a mind exercise.... So Martin enjoy this new picture, enjoy the have a good reading, and in future, maybe you'll remember this period as a training period, and you'll be on 200 wpm speed....hi! All the best, hope to meet you on the air on CW- QRP of course (I'm not a very fast CW'er). 73 Alex I0SKK -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.2 - Release Date: 04/03/05 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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Congratulations, Martin!
I like to tell people, and there's *some* truth to the story, that the reason that I've worked 99.9% CW for 50+ years now is that I put so much time and energy into learning the code I wanted to get my money's worth out of it! A lot of people have trouble with hand copy on paper over 15 wpm or so. I had to teach myself a different way of printing block characters to reduce the number of pencil strokes and to keep the pencil moving right to left in order to hand copy at 20 wpm for my commercial radiotelegraph and Extra class Ham tests. Like you said, it's hard enough to do anything else while copying near your limit. Of course, the only thing I hand copy nowadays is a formal message and that's almost always on a keyboard. CW is far from dead. Indeed, with so many newer ops showing up on the bands, it's sure to be a popular mode for many decades to come, at least. As President Kennedy observed many years ago, we do some things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Perhaps everything worth doing is hard, at first anyway. Enjoy. You've got a skill that will bring you a lot of pleasure over the years. 73, Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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Heh, heh... I never said I wasn't dyslexic either. We write from left to
right in English <G> Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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Martin,
Keep up the great work. Please write an article about learning CW too and get it circulated around. You can be an inspiration.... After 40 years of CW as a ham, I find that sometimes I can have a QSO, read QST or Watch TV at the same time. It just takes practice. I still thing CW is the "funnest" modes of communication...even though it has been label and antiquated. BS! Lee - K0WA Common sense is in short supply - get some and use it - Lee Buller _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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Hello Martin,
Sincere congratulations, fantastic!!!. Many thanks for the inspiration and kick-start as well. The local CW has drifted from reasonable down to <<<<< pathetic due to a long absence. Nice to "see" you again. 73, Geoff. GM4ESD _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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