[Elecraft] Learning Morse Code is Like Learning to Dance

[Dick, K2ZR]

Hi All,

I've taught many hams CW over the years & my mantra is to first properly
learn to send each character: There is a definite rhythm to each. Find a
good Elmer with a quality fist to work with you. 

 

IMHO, learn to send 1st; know how it feels as the rhythm of of each
character travels from your hand, up your arm & into your brain. CW is a
great "dance" once you've got it. Conversational CW at 25 WPM is fun,
achievable and rewarding if you put your mind to it.  Get on the "dance
floor" get on-the-air and call CQ!

 

CWops Academy: An excellent tool for learning CW is to participate online
with the CWops Academy. Check out the link:
http://www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html

 

73,

Dick, K2ZR

Niagara Frontier Radiosport

FOC 

CWops

Pounding Brass Since 1962

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W0MU
Mike Fatchett
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 11:32 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Learning morse code

 

It takes time.  Proportionally more time to learn the code than it takes to
become proficient.

 

I can still remember sitting at the radio club meeting at our JR High
school.  Listening to the gibberish and then finally getting a whole word!
>From there on it was pretty simple.  I am decent, certainly not
conversational at CW.

 

We had a Ham Radio club during our lunch hour at school because one of the
teachers was a ham.  One day he had one of the guys send some code.  

When it was over he took my sheet and graded it and said congratulations you
just passed the 5 wpm code test. Smart guy.  Knowing that some many people
tense up for tests, he did it under relaxed conditions.  One of my friends
passed that day too.  We both easily passed the theory and we got sequential
calls.

 

It is funny how cw seems to have far more activity now then when it was
forced.

 

 

Mike W0MU

 

On 5/27/2014 12:22 PM, David Higdon wrote:

> Lee, Another option is CW Academy with the CW Ops club.  They offer
mentors along with on air practice.  Also, there is the K3UK sked page where
you can set up a sked and also  do a computer chat. That is sometimes
helpful when you want to ask questions during on air practice.

> 

> Good luck.

> 

> Dave Higdon Jr

> KD4ICT

> 

> 

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