[Elecraft] CW Learning Techniques

[Jim Brown]

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:39:57 +0100, Martin.Evans at simoncarves.com wrote:

>However, the real question is should I
>"visualise" the letters (like imagining a typewriter with my eyes shut) or
>just sort of recognise the letters in an abstract sort of way leaving the
>brain to piece them together in the background so to speak (hard to
>describe this bit).

It's pretty much the same answer as the old line, "How do you get to Carnegie
Hall?  Practice, practice, practice!"  Once you have a license, that boils
down to active, on the air operating. Contesting is great -- it will force
you to copy calls. So is rag chewing. Don't worry if you miss stuff, just
keep at it. Writing it down doesn't hurt either, and neither does simply
keeping a receiver on and listening to other folks rag chewing. Pick out good
fists that are a bit above your comfortable speed. Don't waste your energy on
sloppy fists -- they will drive you nuts. 

Jim  K9YC