[CW] Morse Training Programs

[DANNY DOUGLAS]

Unless one has a perfect memory, I dont consider one can copy code, unless he can write it down.  Yes, as most speeds, one can recognize calls, names, qth etc.  But to get into the meat of a conversation, you are just skimming, unless you have hard copy.  I start students at 18 gpm sending speed, with 5 wpm spacing between characters, and make them copy it on paper. If you dont recognize the character, put a dot on the paper.   At first, no one can do that perfectly, but within a very short time, there are many less dots, and soon - none.  Then decrease the space timing, still sending at 18 wpm.  Going thru that many times, one suddenly is copying at 18 wpm.  Ive dont that at 20 wpm also, but never tried it with much faster speeds.  After all, one cannot print all that fast, and printing and listening at the same time does drag the speed down, at first.


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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kate Hutton 
  To: CW Reflector 
  Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:11 AM
  Subject: Re: [CW] Morse Training Programs


  Ron - 

  Exactly what should be the mental focus of this exercise, while going "down the ladder"?  Try to write, try to headcopy, just listen, or do something else at the same time?

  Kate


  On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Ron Zond <k3miy at csonline.net> wrote:

    Kate and Others

    I had the same problem. Instead of working up, I worked down.
    There is a W1AW run that starts at 35 wpm and goes down. You can probably
    download them from the ARRL website, P ick a speed at which you are comfortable, and LISTEN;
    don't try to copy anything. If you are stuck at 18 wpm, and want to copy 20 to 25, listen to 35 wpm, and work down.
    At some point you can start to copy at a comfortable speed.  Try this for three weeks, and you should be copying
    faster than you are now. If your goal is 20 wpm, three weeks should do it. By the way, the method  seems to
    be impervious to the ravages of age, so all of you age ravaged folks might want to try this. I was nearly 50 when I discovered the trick. Good luck  73

    Ron
    K3MIY




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