[Elecraft] Re: Morse, UK Foundation Licence

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Dave G3YMC wrote:
"It is good that we are getting more amateurs on hf, but unfortunately 
the only way one can get proficient with on air cw is to go on and 
use it.  And there is simply too big a gap between 5wpm and what is 
needed for proper operating. "


Far afield from K-rigs here, so I'll keep it short. 

I got on the air  at 5 wpm in the 50's. We had novice bands back then.
It was great because it was a hunk of band set aside for beginners and
well populated with slow speed ops at that!. 

How about some specific frequencies set aside for "slow speed" (<10 wpm)
operating? I'm always willing to grab the hand pump and work with a 5
wpm station for a bit. I consider it part of paying back all the great
ops that have helped me over the past 50 years of Hamming, and most of
them are grateful for a little rag chew saying that if they can get a
response at all, the other guy sends way too fast and cuts the QSO
short. 

Ron AC7AC
K2 # 1289