[CW] Good Sending

[Frank A]

Thanks for an excellent tip :)

73,
Frank

On Thu, Oct 12, 2023, 20:51 D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:

> 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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