[Lowfer] LEARNING THE CODE

Dexter McIntyre W4DEX [email protected]
Thu, 13 Mar 2003 01:15:39 +0000


Bill,

You must be looking at the "Actual Character Speed" not the "Effective
Code Speed".  The program will send as slow as 3 wpm.  Code elements are
very long at 3 wpm.  Learning with long element times makes it harder to
gain speed.

Dex

Bill Ashlock wrote:
> 
> Hi John M,
> 
> >Just to stick my nose in,
> >check out:  www.qsl.net/g4fon/CW%20Trainer.htm
> >It teaches the code using the Koch method rather
> >than the Farnsworth. I have made greater strides
> >with it than any other method.
> 
> I downloaded the program and it looks like a great way to learn the code.
> Only problem is that it starts out at 15 WPM and I can't quite think that
> fast at this stage of the game. Any Koch program available that runs as slow
> as, say, 10 WPM?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bill
> 
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