[Elecraft] K3 CW text decoder

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

Jack, W0UCE, is one of the instructors for CW Academy, and can be
approached that way as well.  73, Guy.

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:

> On 7/23/2012 11:48 AM, Stephen Roberts wrote:
>
> > It was not until recently (about 5 months ago)
> > that I got my ticket and plunged back into re-learning CW and
> > although I remembered most of the letters, it was not as easy as I
> > imagined it would be, especially since I had no experience sending
> > and had no idea what a QSO sounded like .
>
> Welcome to Ham Radio CW Steve.
>
> > Well, I'm up to about 25
> > WPM at this point and very gradually getting to recognize words. I
> > think I'm still a long way from copying in my head 100%, but I'm
> > hoping that after about a year, I should be in g ood shape. I've been
> > averaging about 4 QSO's a day (I haven't tried the mike on my K2 yet)
> > and wish I could do more, but I ain't retired YET and still have to
> > chase the almighty dollar around.
>
> You might look into the CW Academy www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html
>
> CWOps is a moderately new group, a little over 1,000 members world-wide
> now.  We sponsor the CWT's ... 3 one hour mini-contests on the 2nd and
> 4th Wed of each month, and the CW Open on the first of September, also 3
> sessions, 4 hours each.  Next CWT is this coming Wed.
>
> I don't believe that "head-copy" at 100% exists.  If I'm talking to
> someone face-to-face, I don't remember the exact words he says, I digest
> and understand what he's communicating to me.  If you can carry on a CW
> "conversation" with someone and you understand him, you're copying in
> your head.
>
> Copying code groups is easier than making record copy of plain text,
> none of it means anything, you just copy what you hear.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
> - www.cqp.org
>
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