[Elecraft] Farnsworth Method

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

My understanding is that the Koch method is about learning code at  
full speed from the outset, but starting with just two characters and  
building up from there. I'm using G4FON's Koch program, but kinda  
mixing the two; koch & Farnsworth - I'm learning characters at 20  
wpm , but with Farnsworth spaceing which reduces the actual speed to  
about 10 wpm.

And I'm working up from there. The one problem is trying to understand  
chars sent at 10 wpm - all the timing of each character seem wrong.

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On 26 Mar 2008, at 10:21, G4ILO wrote:
> Thanks to using what I understood was the Koch method (which seems  
> pretty
> much like your Farnsworth method) I have re-learnt the code so that  
> I can
> now instinctively recognize letters, numbers and common punctuation at
> around 20-25wpm. But I still get hung up converting the letters to  
> words at
> that speed.
> (The XYL says it's because men can only do one thing at a time,
> women can multi-task...)

Yes, thats correct, my wife can sit, and drink coffee, and smoke a  
cig. and read a book, while thinking about getting dressed, and what  
to cook for dinner - all at the same time. Me, I just think about one  
thing ....
Radio!
  :-)