[CW] (no subject)

[k1vv at comcast.net]

Dave .... 

We moved to East Sandwich in Dec 2011 ...  I did not get a temporary HF station set up for almost 2 years ....  

When I first started working CW again ...   I was surprised ... My ability to "COPY" CW did not suffer .... 

But my manual dexterity with the paddles on my "touch" keyer did .... I had to practice some before I felt comfortable on the air .. 

It is commonly thought that intelligence has nothing to do with the ability to copy CW ......  Supposedly Musicians are "better" at it.... 

Something I have noticed in my 59 years of ham radio .......there are no dopes that are real good at it .... 

Whitey  K1VV 

  

  

  

  

  

  


  

----- Original Message -----

From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea at arrl.net> 
To: "Richard Knoppow" <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>, "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 12:07:05 AM 
Subject: Re: [CW] (no subject) 

Remember, Richard, 

If you're not on the air for a while, you're speed goes down.  Even after nearly 50 years of doing this, often for 8 to 12 hours a day every day on ship, I now operate about an hour a day.  I did some QRQ, maybe it was just my uncoordinated day, but I could not send 45 wpm on the paddles.  I did better on the bug, but even the bug didn't sound really good like it did the last time I used it.  Forget the hand key, rotten code.  Sideswiper worked fine though - I guess it is an easy key to send with.  I found it so on ship, the vibrations didn't bother it, and you could rattle off 30 to 35 wpm easily.  I admit it is easier to send 35 with a bug for a few hours though. 

First the Sending goes, then the copying, then the memory goes, then ... ...  ... I forget. 

73 
DR 

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