[Elecraft] OT code practice w/MP3 and iPod?

[Lee (WW2DX)]

Hi Tom,

I have not had a problem with mp3's and iTunes. As a matter of fact  
all my music in iTunes is all MP3.

I have been doing something similar for about a year now.

I use the following CW MP3 collections and listen every night on my  
iPhone when I go QRT.

N6TR's Sprint practice
http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr/audio/sprint_practice/

K5ZD off the air contest audio
http://www.k5zd.com/live/

G4ZFE /9M2/3W
http://www.g4zfe.com/3w2eraudio.html

Personally I find the real off the air recordings to be much more  
effective then computer generated practice.
Training your brain with real life sounds (QRN, QSB, QRM and LIDS) I  
have found my code speed to skyrocket.

I hope this helps, it sure has for me.

73 de Lee
WW2DX



On Jul 14, 2008, at 10:52 AM, TMorton wrote:

> Off topic a bit but I think quite a few guys would like to improve  
> their code speed...
>
> I read in the Hints es Kinks of QST Feb 08 a tip on using MP3 player  
> using downloaded mp files from W1AW...sounds good so far. I  
> downloaded the mp3 files from W1AW into iTunes library and did sync  
> with iPod Nano. Does not xfer....I can play the code practice direct  
> from iTunes  but want the versatility of taking walks with cw  
> singing in my ears....I have moved the files into library files  
> where other music exists and delibrately wiped the Nano clean and  
> started over. Still no luck on downloading the cw files. The specs  
> for Nano say MP3 compatible with 320 to 32000hz...any body had any  
> luck with this setup?
> BTW, nice of W1AW to provide mp3 and text to check later or as a  
> 'sing along'...www.arrl.org/w1aw/morse.html
> 73
> Tom
> CX7TT
> P.S. K3 in IARU...986 Qs as CW7T...many guys commented on audio...I  
> was using Logitech computer headset ($49) plugged into back and  
> vox...what a pleasure to use on cw and ssb!
>
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