[Elecraft] OT Learning Morse anew

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Hi Jim:

I KNOW I learned Morse all wrong, according to today's experts. Listened to
ARRL bulletins, code practice tapes a neighbor Ham made for me and a buddy
and practiced sending on a straight key focusing on proper spacing at all
times. 

I can copy 40 to 45 wpm in my head, 35 wpm on a keyboard and 20 wpm on
paper. Since 99.9% of QSO's I encounter on the air are at around 20 wpm I've
never pushed much beyond that for routine operating. 

So the obvious questions are:

What speed do you want to attain? 

What technique are you using to raise your speed? (My "technique" has always
been to copy a LOT of CW and try to find stations sending at about my upper
limit. I don't need to work them. In fact not having to copy is an
advantage. I just want to "read the mail".) 

What is a PAE heat sink, an after-market heat sink?

73 Ron AC7AC



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Sr Sturges
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 3:25 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] OT Learning Morse anew

I think I learned code all wrong. Can't ever seem to get my speed up.

Surely some of the astute among you _know_ The Perfect Method, and I hope
you will share?

To complete the OT-ness of this msg, I recently completed the QRP Labs
Ultimate WSPR/QRSS kit and re-learned the joys of soldering iron burns,
again. Certainly nothing wrong with Hans' excellent kits, and the price is
amazing for the functionality, design, and quality.

Then I installed the PAE heat sink end panels on my KX2. The latter is not
for the faint of heart! I STRONGLY recommend the somewhat buried hint in
PAE's instructions to remove the AT board before attaching the PA
transistors to the heat sink. Tried it the other way and re-discovered that
my micromanipulation skills are right up there with my CW -- maybe better,
which is damned depressing.

So, any help mastering Morse?

Thanks in advance and 73,

Jim N3SZ

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Jim Sturges, N3SZ
Amateur Radio operators do it with frequency.
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