[Elecraft] [OT] increasing CW copy speed: practice slow -v- practice fast

[Bill Rowlett]

The best way to learn CW is the same as learning any language, by the sound of the letters or charters. The speed you use to practice is not important, it is writing down the letter when heard, over and over again. K7QO has a CW program on his site which does just that. Also, it is finding the time and dedication to put in the time needed. K7QO by the way has won copy contest at over 100wpm, he knows what he speaks.

Just my two cents. Now, back to the practice.

73 and good DX

Bill  KC4ATU


On Dec 5, 2015, at 2:37 PM, Kevin Stover <kevin.stover at mediacombb.net> wrote:

> I've always thought the Farnsworth method was directly responsible for the "10 wpm wall" newcomers were running into. Reading "The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy" Pierpont says the same thing. By stretching the time between words you give people more time to translate. if your going to copy Morse faster than about 10wpm you don't have time to translate. You have to know the character as soon as you hear it without using the look up table in your head. The Koch method has no exaggerated spacing between words or elements. You want to be proficient at 35 wpm, you practice with dit/dah and word speed set for 35 wpm.
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> Building speed on the air is great as long as the code you are copying is "good" code meaning close to properly spaced and timed code. The nice thing about the computer programs is they send perfect code. With G4FON you can make it more realistic by adding QRM, QRN and QSB in varying levels. The only thing your missing is an old timer on his bug sending with the "Lake Erie Swing".
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