[CW] Slow-it-Down

Thu, 8 Jan 2004 22:16:50 -0500 (EST)

John and others: 

I heard a very weak QRS W6 station calling "CQ" about a year ago on 40m and getting no replies. I run an MFJ keyer with a Bencher paddle and am one of those guys who spends a lot of time with some of my QRQ friends chatting at 35 WPM to 50 WPM. I slowed the keyer down but much to my horror discovered that due to "muscle memory" or whatever I absolutely could not manage my iambic keyer at 8 WPM----I did the best I could but was my face red!!  I apologized to the op for my QLF and  additionally, after looking him up on QRZ, sent him an e-mail explaining and apologizing for my "lack of skill" at QRS. I'm not trying to give myself an "attaboy" award, but I felt obligated to let him know the situation........(-: Needless to say I rummaged through some of my old "toys" and found an old SK that I haven't used in years and paralleled it with the keyer, I dont want that sort of embarrassment again!!!! So John, I would be glad to hook up on an appropriate band and give you a contact and I'm
 sure you will hone your skills as you gain more experience........Some of us need to be reminded to "ease up on the throttle" though!!

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Richard Phillips VE3MFN   FISTS #6922  CFO #888 

charmaster <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello, my name is John, kc0kvd. Now I'm not going to go on about the cw squabble! Finally, after taking my 5th WPM test I got my code privileges! Wow, what a feeling that was. Now, I have earned the right to use some of the HF Bands, and now I can talk all around the world! Before you know it, I purchased an MFJ Keyer, put up a 40 meter, 80 meter, and even a 10 meter dipole. This is what I have been waiting for. Heck, I myself even joined the Fists Club because I thought, "Wow what a good way to meet new friends"! When my first QSL card came addressed to me, kc0kvd, oh my gosh, I was on top of the world. I had to bring it to work to show my friends. To me this is what it's all about. Meeting other people, and sharing thoughts with a cw - ham Friend! Yes, I am going somewhere with this. I really do hope, when I get to be as proficient as some of you other cw - hams, you remember that when you are on the air and you come across a fellow CWer that is running at 5 WPM and you want to run
 at 13 - 20 WPM, please remember that you were once in that persons shoes. Please for me and others out there, enjoy the ART of CW, and make sure the person on the other end is enjoying it also. SLOW DOWN! If you want to run 13 - 20 WPM, fine, give an RST report and QTH at a level that is understandable to the other person, and be off! After all of that, this is all I ask. I love CW, at 5 WPM. It will come, I know, but for now, let's promote it so we all can enjoy it! Sorry I have to go, 80 meters is getting noisy. If you want to schedule a time to meet on the air, drop me an e-mail. [email protected] It would delight me more than anything to know that someone wanted to hook up with me on the air. Thank you. John - kc0kvd en37hf

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