[CW] Morse Training Programs

[Ron Zond]

Kate

The first thing is to get used to hearing and decoding in your head Morse
that is faster than what
you can copy on paper. The first focus is to listen to the code faster than
you can copy; DON'T
write it down. If you can copy 18 wpm, pay attention to the 25 wpm (or 20
wpm) code. You will begin to
pick up bits and pieces at first. As you keep doing this, you will pick up
more. At some point you will find that
you can write it down.  Listen, head copy then write at a speed less than
you were copying. If you're
getting in your head at 25, try writing the text at the 20 wpm run.

This idea is based on decades of experience. When there was a 13 wpm
requirement to get the General license,
the advice was to copy 15 wpm solid, thirteen would be easy ( and
automatic).

Good luck and 73

Ron
K3MIY

Fifty years of CW
  -----Original Message-----
  From: cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On
Behalf Of Kate Hutton
  Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:11 AM
  To: CW Reflector
  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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