[Boatanchors] Relearning Code

[mikea]

On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 08:37:05AM -0400, David C. Hallam wrote:
> I have not used Morse code in about 45 years.  I never was really very good
> at it because I learned the wrong way.  I got my speed up just to the point
> where I could just pass the FCC test.    I operated 15M CW for awhile in the
> mid 1960's but that was it.
> 
> Has anyone had any experience with Morse Fusion as a method to learn
> (relearn) code.  As I understand it,  it starts out buy reading a novel one
> letter at a time.  You are not supposed to write down anything, but learn to
> turn the letters into words in your head. Then progress into hearing the
> story in code rather than spoken letters again not writing down anything.
> 
> I would like to use CW again, but don't want to repeat the bad habits of
> trying to count dits and dahs and figure out the letter.

In addition to the other suggestions, I offer mine: listen to code while you
are driving. The W1AW CW broadcasts are useful, and I have found K6DBG's
streaming CW server at http://cw.dimebank.com:8080/ to be *EXTREMELY* useful.
It provides multiple speeds. 

If you don't have a smartphone or tablet, you can record to cassette while
you're home, and play the cassette in the vehicle. 

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin