[Lowfer] OT - the code

[Eric KD5UWL]

Hi,

I won't mention this again, I promise, but I feel I owe it to ANY of you 
who have ever considered learning the code but haven't picked up the 
challenge:

I wanted to learn it for over 25 years but never tried.  I downloaded 
Morse Academy (it's free - google for it) and had learned to recognize all 
43 characters in an hour - no kidding.  I did a little more practicing 
with it later, and then haven't used the program again.  This was 14 days 
ago.

Since then I've just copied W1AW (both on the air and the internet) and 
I'm nearly up to 10wpm now -- surely will be by the time I take the test.  
Now I'm beginning to copy on air QSOs.

This progress was made with (at most) practicing 15 minutes per day.

I'm telling you this to encourage ANY of you (lurkers -- this is for you! 
:) to give it a shot.  You'll amaze yourself.  It's dead simple -- as easy 
as listening to someone talk.

SK
Eric