[Elecraft] My Take on CW

[greenacres113 at charter.net]

	The main & I mean main thing is desire. If learning CW is a job or
task you'll probably drop out eventually. In my 57yr.s on CW that's
what I've heard most often. It's too hard, it takes too long or I can
never learn it.

	When you learned to ride a bike, get your drivers license or met your
mate it was something you really wanted. The desire was there. 

	It's only 26 letters, 10 numbers & a few other symbols. You probably
have more PC passwords with a mix of numbers & letters and characters
than what CW requires. Bet you know the passwords by heart.

	My Dad [SK W4YAD] passed his 13 WPM code test at age 55 after a mild
stroke. He saw me on CW & wanted to learn. That ole' desire again.

	Try what ever method to learn that you are comfortable with. If you
can find a partner that's much better. I was lucky that at age 13 my
best friend & me learned together. We talked in Morse. It was our
secret language. He became K9UFO [SK].

	Another motivation you might consider is CW is another language. You
can become bilingual ! Just as playing music or speaking Spanish is a
different language you will have a new world to explore. A language
only spoken by people with that desire.

	Desire is everything!

	K9IL