[CW] (no subject)

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe V31JP" <v31jp1957 at gmail.com>
To: <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2013 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] (no subject)


> Many of us learned it the wrong way, Richard, the visual, 
> 5 WPM, etc. At some point with constant use, some of us
> started hearing CW sounds and moving directly to a letter, 
> then words.  When I hit my peak, I was operating mobile,
> receive and transmit.  No writing except for maybe logging 
> info and even then I used a tape recorder often to
> record the log information. I had built a good CW 
> vocabulary then. Just listening to CW at a higher then 
> your
> comfortable speed, whether paying attention or not, will 
> build your speed.

     Its good to have this confirmed since I do it 
instinctively, that is listen all the time. I just like it 
in the background. I drift in an out of understanding it. I 
can go along at fairly high speed for a while and then hit 
something that doesn't register right away and get derailed. 
Sometimes I can read several sentences at 40 wpm, then it 
just turns to hash.  I think I need to listen more. I did 
stop worrying about whether I missed something. You just 
have to let it go when that happens or it just stops you. I 
just envy those folks who tell me they can read at 100 wpm 
and type it all out and dance the Tango at the same time.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com