[Elecraft] RE: CW Assistance needed

Thu Jan 9 08:00:03 2003

Wow!  That was like Deja Vu.  I have begun learning CW once again.  I am
waiting for my K8RA paddles to arrive, they were shipped Monday (perhaps the
same shipment as yours?)  I learned 5 WPM in the late 80s for Tech Plus and
have had a resurgance of interest.  That is why I subscribe to the list.  A
K1 is in my near future.  (It will be my reward once I get to some sort of
proficiency on code...perhaps timed with my birthday...)

Anyway, the program that has worked wonderfully for me is CodeQuick.  I
bought the Audio CDs and the computer program.  I am testing reliably at 7
WPM after less than two weeks.  I just need to get the guts to get on the
air (plus I'm waiting for my paddles!)  It works and it is painless.  It had
great reviews on eham which is what prompted me to spend the money on the
program and I consider it money well spent.  Without knowing code, those
beautiful paddles are nothing more than a decoration and I don't want that!

Good luck!

73,

Matt AD5GX

Message: 39
From: "Kirby J. Davis" <[email protected]>
To: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 20:36:19 -0500
Subject: [Elecraft] CW assistance needed

OK, I'm turning to you pros again.

Now that I've had the enjoyment of building my K2 and operating=
 SSB,
I've decided that I want to try CW. The problem is that I haven't=

operated any CW since the mid 1980's, and that was only at the 5=
 wpm
necessary to pass my initial Novice exam.

Sooo... to encourage and motivate myself I purchased one of=
 K8RA's
beautiful paddles (see the praise of this paddle on eham.net if=
 you
haven't already) and it just came in. Now I have a great rig,=
 great
paddle, and an operator that doesn't know how to use it!

Any assistance, resources, etc. that any of you could provide
regarding (1) (re)learning Morse code, (2) learning how to use an=

iambic paddle, and (3) learning how to use this paddle with the=
 K2's
keyer and CW features (beyond what is in the manual) would be=
 greatly
appreciated.

I've already downloaded and plan to use G4FON's free software=
 (Koch)
in learning the code.

Blessings and 73!