[Elecraft] Learning Morse Code is Like Learning to Dance

Dick, K2ZR k2zr at arrl.net
Fri May 30 14:08:22 EDT 2014 

-----Original Message-----
From: Slava Baytalskiy [mailto:slavka at nullserv.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 1:50 PM
To: Dick, K2ZR
Cc: W0MU Mike Fatchett; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Learning Morse Code is Like Learning to Dance

 

That's interesting...

I'm currently in the process of learning CW and this is the first time I
heard of "learn to send first" approach. 

You rarely hear this because there are lots of folks out there who want to
sell you CD's.

 

As I'm getting close to finishing the alphabet and can copy short
3/4/5-letter words - I'm starting to wonder how am I going to learn to send.


Perhaps I should incorporate a sending session in my daily CW routine?
Slava, Make sure you engage an Elmer with a good fist so you start sending
with the correct rhythm from the "gitgo". When I teach, my students "sing"
the rhythm of the character as they send it on a key. They sound [ sing ] it
out, they hear it, they feel it and they get it! 

Dick, K2ZR

 

Slava Baytalskiy

 <mailto:slavka at nullserv.com> slavka at nullserv.com

W2RMS

 

On May 30, 2014, at 12:30 PM, "Dick, K2ZR" < <mailto:k2zr at arrl.net>
k2zr at arrl.net> wrote:

 

> 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> 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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