[CW] Good Sending

[Richard Knoppow]

    I agree. This is also IMO the way to send under poor conditions. The 
speed of the characters may not be as important as the spacing.

On 10/12/2023 9:37 PM, Bruce Prior wrote:
> It is called "space science"!
> 73,
> Bruce Prior N7RR / VA7TO
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> *From:* cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net <cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on 
> behalf of D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, October 13, 2023 4:50
> *To:* CW Reflector <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* [CW] Good Sending
> 47 years ago, when I was 13, I asked the government’s ham radio examiner 
> at Oslo Maritime school how important sending CW was for me to get my 
> license. I had, after all, already passed the required 8 and 12 wpm 
> tests listening to groups of 5 signs and then text from a book. But now 
> he wanted me to use a hand pump, sending CW from the same textbook he 
> had used. No one had told me that I also had to SEND at the test!
> He answered: “Son, you can send poorly. I’ll still pass you, but no one 
> will answer you.” (true story!)
> 
> But, I had practiced sending, with the key in the picture, and the 
> examiner, whom was a CW enthusiast, was pleased. My grandfather – LA2PR 
> – owned a metal factory at the time, and made the key for my birthday 
> along with a home made morse code oscillator. After I had removed the 
> gift wrapping, he told me that I wasn’t allowed to use it until I could 
> receive at least 8 wpm. I was only 12 at the time.
> 
> I received the “B-license” when I turned 14, and later the “A-license” 
> when I turned 16.
> A little tip if you aren’t getting answers to your CQ calls: If you have 
> a radio with CW-decoder, turn it on and send text. See if the decoder 
> puts spaces in the right places. If not, focus to get it right, and 
> practice, practice, practice.
> 
> I hear many amateurs send CW nearly as one long string of letters and 
> numbers, without paying much attention to spaces. And sometimes there 
> isn’t even a lot of space between the signs. It is almost impossible for 
> many of us to decipher it. It's much better for the receiving station if 
> your spaces are too long rather than too short. Emphasize spaces between 
> the words and your code becomes more understandable for a wider audience 
> - hence much greater chance for response to your calls.
> 
> de LB3SA
> 
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Richard Knoppow
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