[K6BW] Koch Trainer

[Bill Smith]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Timothy J. Simpson" <t.j.simpson at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Members of the Hamilton Wireless Assn." <k6bw at mailman.qth.net>

> While you could just use the trainer to practice the entire code, by
> concentrating on recognition of each character (which is what the Koch
> Method stresses) will work wonderfully too.  I use it now to keep myself
up
> on characters you don't find too well in QSO's.
>

Was thinking about that, Tim, and the fact that I want to practice the
ability to copy conversations in my head.  The practice I need is the
ability to copy behind and code group recognition in the sense of
recognizing words.  The issues of character recognition and a typewritten
response are emphasized in this method instead of word and code group
recognition.  But I don't know that a computer program of any kind would
help in this regard, unless it were a program that initially produced short
words ("cat", "the" etc.) followed by ever longer words in unending
repetition.


> Incidentally, G4FON's trainer also includes several QSO files to practice
> on -- one specifically for U.S. QSO's, and also one specifically for
> non-U.S. QSO's, which I found more useful.  There is a third QSO file I
> haven't used very much.

That might help some.

>
> Either way, have fun!!
>
> Tim
>   KG6SPV
>
Indeed!

73 de Bill, AB6MT