[High-Speed-CW] Increasing CW speed

[James M. Walker]

Hi Bill,
Back when I was a young Sgt. learning to handle
high speed CW in the Army, I passed 20 WPM
during my first day of training, of course I had been
a ham (mostly CW) for 2 years. They took me aside and asked who I would be 
working with, then suggested
I learn to copy in my head. The method was helpful
then and I still use it to teach other interested folks.

Instead of listening to music, while doing other tasks,
listen to CW at high speeds, after a little while you
will notice that you are chuckling at a comment made
by someone in the qso, and when you realize that you
are indeed copying in your head, it just keeps getting
better, usually takes about two 0 three weeks of doing
it that way.

The sending side is a little different, as sometimes you find
you are using different keying devices, but once you get
the hang of adapting to different keys you are there.
YMMV
Jim
http://eshop1.chem.buffalo.edu

"We slow down for real operators!"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Ellis" <wb9cac at verizon.net>
To: <high-speed-cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 12:17 PM
Subject: [High-Speed-CW] Increasing CW speed


> Hi all,
>
> I'm wanting to increase my CW copying abilities. I probably receive at 
> about 15 - 20 wpm depending on how good the cw is being sent to me. I 
> understand speed increases with practice, but I think I'm at the poiunt 
> where I have to copy words. What methods are out there, programs, computer 
> proggrams, on-the-air practice, etc.
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Bill Ellis, WB9CAC
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