[CW] methods to increase code copying speed

[K8MFO at aol.com]

If I had answered this question 50 years ago,  when I was first licensed, I 
would have suggested joining CW traffic nets,  operating contests on CW, and 
just plain rag chewing with whomever you encounter  on the air.

Now, with modern technology, even though I have to be dragged  kicking and 
screaming (!) into some of it, I would suggest the same  things.   However, you 
could also find a CODE READER program and watch  while it decodes the signals, 
and compare it with what you hear.    There is not a computer program written 
that is as good as  the human  brain, but they can be useful.    My Elecraft 
K3 radio has one  built in.

PRACTICE is still the key.      As is  the case with golf, "the more I 
practice, the luckier I  get"...

73

Don K8MFO



In a message dated 4/10/2008  3:05:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
wb9cac at yahoo.com writes:
Hi  all,

Realizing the copying code at faster speeds (25 + wpm) requires  copying the 
words and not letters, how does one go about doing  this?

Thanks,


Bill, WB9CAC  




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