[Lowfer] Alternate Morse code test

Sat, 2 Aug 2003 19:22:22 -0500

My code speed went to hell as I sold all my equipment years ago for some
dang reason I can't remember. I used to live for coming home and running CW
all night. I had a Drake B line years ago that I crystalled up for 160 when
the 144mc band was down so I could pound the paddles. I learned CW by
running our school HF station, which was Hammerland separates on 7mc. A
General friend of mine would sit in the room and let me operate with his
overseeing me to keep me inline with the rules. Those were the good old days
for me with my little house engulfed in wire antennas and the little old
lady next door wondering what I was doing on my hands and knees with a knife
and spool of wire crawling all over the yard. I still wonder some days if
someone found all those radials in the yard after I left that house. Hi
Hi... One of these nights I want to work that code back up to a respectable
speed again just to satisfy myself. I attribute all those days and nights of
144mc CW and the low bands for letting me pass that 20wpm test. It sure
would be hard to do it again in this day and age but I'll never forget those
memories ever.

Mike>WE0H

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Don Moth
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 6:25 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Alternate Morse code test

Mike
I have to laugh, when I was young I couldn't copy fast now that I am old I
can't copy slow.
I am forced into hooking up my computer to copy QRSS that you guys are
sending.Just bought an interface cable today.
Don

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> From: WE0H <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [Lowfer] Alternate Morse code test
> Date: Saturday, August 02, 2003 7:06 PM
>
> Yep, I had the 20wpm test also. Passed it the first time. I don't
remember
> the theory test other than it was similar to the General Radio Telephone
> license test I passed years ago. I used to have a ball running 144mc CW.
>
> Mike>WE0H