[Elecraft] CW Learning Techniques

[Richard Klingensmith]

I don't remember where I read this and I have not tried the technique but it 
sounds reasonable. Have someone else read to you a letter at a time. Start 
out at one letter per second then increase the speed. I'm working on copying 
CW in my head too, but more enjoying the hobby now than actively working on 
the technique. Hopefully it will magically happen someday hi!

Rick
WA3TUU


>From: Martin.Evans at simoncarves.com
>To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [Elecraft] CW Learning Techniques
>Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:39:57 +0100
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>Hi to all, sorry this is a bit off topic but I know there are a lot of good
>CW ops on this list. I am currently working on CW head copy at around
>20wpm. I get most of the smaller words (say up to 5 letters) with no
>problem but miss many of the longer ones, I forget the first few letters by
>the time I get to the last few. 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). I am aware of both methods happening but not sure
>whether to force the "visualising" method in case it will slow me down
>later on. The "visualising" does help me to get some of the longer words
>but maybe it's not good in the long term. The  "art and skill of radio
>telegraphy" book doesn't seem to offer any pointers here. Maybe it doesn't
>matter much either way but your expert opinions would be appreciated.
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>Thanks
>Martin
>M0KWV
>K1 #1534
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