[SOC] CW

[w5kdj at allvantage.com]

Hi all,

I have been able to go from 35wpm to a solid 44wpm in about 2 months.  I am
currently working on 49 with about 60% copy.  Go to GOOGLE search N0HFF or for
a book he wrote "The art and skill of radio-telegraphy".  You can buy it for
$11.00 or download the bood.  Do what it says and you will be copying faster
code.  I made CD's with 42, 44, 46, 49wpm which I play in the car when the
local QRM (XYL) is not in the car.  I am retired so don't get into the car much
anymore but am able to do 15-20 minutes almost everyday.  Code practice can be
played from the ARRL web site also. http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/morse.html.
The first thing you do is throw away the pencil/typewriter and start copying
words not letters.  You copy language only by words so why not cw.  Read the
book.  YOU MUST PRACTICE EVERY DAY IF POSSIBLE, ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK WILL NOT
WORK. Hows that for a SOC answer!    QRQ

Wayne_W5KDJ



Quoting Paul Bartlett <paul at fulking.freeserve.co.uk>:

> Hi all,
>
> I've mumbled on about this on a couple of occasions on several lists.
>
> I'm trying to bring my Morse up to an acceptable standard.
>
> I've tried a number of approaches but so far nothing seems to work for me.
> Oddly, I can send at modest speeds but seem to be almost completely unable
> to read incoming.
>
> My nice K2 is sitting forlornly at the back of the bench.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Paul
>
>
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