[Elecraft] CW listening pitch

[Edward R Cole]

I played in the school band from 5th grade thru 12th (played clarinet 
and oboe).  I was member of the church choir.  I play classical 
guitar...and never got better than 12wpm copying CW.   But my musical 
background likely made sending easy (18-20wpm with straight key).

So goes another "urban myth".  Of course if I could have held my 
Novice longer than one year that might have helped vs getting a tech 
license and being banned to 6m-up which was mainly AM way back then.

More likely was due to my initial interest in voice vs CW.  After 
three years of failed CW exams at the FCC office (long before VE 
program or multiple-guess code tests - one minute perfect copy of 
five character groups of random text/punctuation/numbers).  We lived 
5 miles too close to take the Conditional license.

But I passed in 1982 (24-years later) before the FCC at the Anchorage 
Office because I wanted to go out on the Iditarod Trail as a ham 
radio checkpoint volunteer.  Comms were on 80/40m SSB so you had to 
have a General License.  CW test made much easier to pass in 1982 
with real text and multiple-choice testing on content.  I also took 
and passed my Advanced in same sitting.

Passed Extra in 2000 when code requirement was dropped to 13wpm.

73, Ed - KL7UW
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