[Elecraft] [OT] Suggested techniques for teaching CW?

[Frank Ross W4NHJ]

I see a lot if interesting suggestions on how to learn CW the fast and or 
easy way, but the one thing I feel is most most important is to learn to 
copy under real life conditions (QRM/QRN poor fist).  Memorise the code and 
start learning to copy from off the air QSOs.

Sending is something else.  I think that listening to slow canned code while 
reading what is being sent and sending over top of the canned code will 
teach proper timing.

My two cents.

Frank -W4NHJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <ron at cobi.biz>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Suggested techniques for teaching CW?


> Doug GM0ELP wrote:
>
> "... most people who already know cw forget the part where you
> simply have to memorise the code. All the methods discussed so far come
> after this hurdle."
>
> ----------------------------
>
> Except the program Drew, AF2Z has made available at:
>
> <http://www.archive.org/details/U.S._Armed_Forces_Institute_Basic_Radio_Code
> _ca1942>
>
> It starts with hearing the sounds of Morse, then moves into characters. It
> teaches perfect copy using groups of letters and numbers, so it doesn't 
> help
> with the eventual hurdle of doing "head copy" of plain text, but it is a
> good way to learn the basics up to and including 16 WPM or so for someone
> who never heard Morse.
>
> Ron AC7AC
>
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