[Fists] "How fast are you?"

[ae4pb at carolinaheli.com]

Well my radio kit should arrive near the end of next week. With a little
work and sweat I may be on the air before the end of the weekend. We'll see
how it goes. I'm returning to the hobby after a many year break and intent
CW to be my PRIMARY mode. Previously my primary mode was SSB. 
Jer
AE4PB

-----Original Message-----
From: FISTS [mailto:fists-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dan
Romanchik KB6NU
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 8:10 AM
To: FISTS-L
Subject: Re: [Fists] "How fast are you?"



I agree wholeheartedly with both Tim and Paul. Making contacts on the air is
the best practice, and I'm always happy to work someone no matter how fast
or slow they want to go. Like Tim, it's a special treat for me when someone
tells me that this is his or her first CW contact.

If you ever hear me on the air, please give me a call.

73!

Dan KB6NU
----------------------------------------------------------
CW Geek, Ham Radio Instructor
Author, The CW Geek's Guide to Having FUN with Morse Code Read my ham radio
blog at http://www.kb6nu.com


On Sep 10, 2015, at Sep 10,8:34 PM, "Paul Goemans" <pgoemans at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
> Yes,
> Well put, Tim! Please get on the air at your speed and call CQ. Or answer
a CQ at your speed. I am thrilled when I contact a ham who says "You are my
first contact", and I send them a special personalized certificate
afterwards!
> 
> Paul Goemans WA9PWP
> Stoughton, WI
> 1965 - 50 years of ham radio - 2015
> FISTS 2153
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Tim O
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 4:54 PM
> To: fists
> Subject: [Fists] "How fast are you?"
> 
> 
> 
> "So how fast are you?"..... AAAAUGH!!
> 
> Speed is the most overworked concept in the world of Morse Code.
> 
> I'm fast enough that I can get on and call CQ and get an answer, 
> that's how fast. Sometimes that's really slow and sometimes it's 
> somewhat above average.
> 
> We think WAY too much about the dreaded speed issue and way too little 
> about actually being on air. If you have all the characters, prosigns 
> etc., and can copy solid at 5 wpm, you are fast enough to get on air 
> and call CQ and and myself and many other ops are just sitting here 
> waiting to answer you AT YOUR SPEED.
> 
> You might get faster playing all the little computer training games 
> but you will NEVER be a GOOD code op unless you get on the air.
> 
> Here we are, fast, slow and in between. Instead of asking how fast 
> other ops are, thinking you need to get to their speed to not be 
> embarrassed, and NEVER getting there, how about just joining us on 
> air, sweating it out like we did and being one of us.
> 
> You have to crawl, then walk, then run. We all did and we are all here 
> waiting to work you.
> 
> I think I speak for all who have been asked how fast they are so many 
> times, and wonder why we don't work more slow newbies. Come on in, the 
> water is fine :)
> 
> Accuracy transcends speed. It doesn't replace it but it transcends it.
> Speed will come by itself for all who just spend regular time on air.
> 
> "So how fast are you?"  AAAAUGH!!
> 
> 73
> Tim, AC5SH
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