[CW] Morse Code for us slow pokes

[scott mcmullen]

hi john,

a good place to find slower cw qso's is in the old
40 meter novice band; 7.100-7.150 mhz. most of the
activity these days is around 7.106-7.120 mhz.

one evening a few weeks ago, i was the second cw
contact for 2 different hams. both contacts were
in this 7.100-7.150 mhz range.

some slower activity is also in the 7.050-7.060 mhz
range. in general, the faster cw activity is found
lower in the band; a holdover from the era when
extras were required to pass a 20 wpm element, and
generals/advanced a 13 wpm element.

73
scott nj0e

--- charmaster <charmast at uslink.net> wrote:
> 
>    Hello, my name is John, KC0KVD en37hf. Since it
> took me 5 tries to pass the 5 WPM Code test, I
> thought I would stick with it and have some fun. And
> Yes, I am having fun with CW. I have my Tech Plus
> License, and have been enjoying greatly. I try to
> work 2 - meter ssb, 10 - meter, 40 - meter, and 80 -
> meter CW. At this time I want to concentrate on
> learning Morse code as far as sending and receiving.
> I have to admit I am not the fastest at receiving
> yet. But here is my point! Please folks, out there
> doing CW, like me, I love it also!! You can talk all
> about it, but lets remember us folks that get on the
> air and travel at that slower pace. Sometimes it
> frustrates me, because others out there don't want
> to slow down to your speed, so they run away. I know
> I am SLOW! I want to start somewhere! I have been
> reviewing my Gordon West tapes that I purchased a
> year ago. I am trying to pick up my receiving speed.
> I am not trying to send so fast that other hams
> think I am an expert! I know there are more of us
> out there. I listen for "CQ" calls, I try to answer
> the slower ones. But I don't hear the lower ones! I
> hate to complain! I haven't been a ham operator for
> very long, but I am enjoying the HECK out of this
> hobby! Enjoy the hobby, let others enjoy it with
> you. Give people a chance! I try to get on the air
> after 9:00 p.m. daily Central Time Zone. Thank you
> for your time, hope to hear you on the air! Lets all
> have fun at a hobby that we refuse to let go!  73's
> from KC0KVD en37hf  - John 
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Scott McMullen, NJ0E
http://www.geocities.com/scottamcmullen
scottamcmullen at yahoo.com
Dripping Springs, Texas


	
		
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