[CW] getting it up

[Ron Youvan]

> Just thinking THAT, of course, puts me another word behind.
> Telling myself not to worry 
> about  ALL OF THAT, puts me 2 words further behind. Then,
> with pure Irish luck,
> I jump back in and get the next cluster. I've successfully
> copied: 

> Is it just practice? Do I need a lobotomy to shut down my
> internal chatter while copying?
> I'm trying to get used to writing down only key phrases.
> That seem most efficient.

   Try copying 20 wpm from W1AW or a computer program, preferably
one that you feed a "plain text" file.  Try for 100% copy.
Check (and circle) your errors and missed areas.
(you can range and paste (to files) paragraphs from web sites)
   Stretching your receive speed ability requires you to copy stuff
that is a bit too fast for you to copy comfortably.
Learn to copy at least 20 wpm with pen or pencil then start with the
"head copy."
-- 
    Ron  KA4INM - Watch out for the full moon,
                  freaky things can happen!