[Yaesu] Quick Question

Fri, 21 Nov 2003 17:40:16 -0800 (PST)

Well then don't upgrade.  There is nothing wrong with
being a technician.  Enjoy the VHF bands. Try some
meteorscatter or moonbounce. Get into the satellites. 
If you don't have the dedication to learn CW,
recognize your limitations and enjoy what you can do.
I get tired of this "I have to get on HF or it is not
fun" attitude.  Believe me, 6 meters is a blast
compared to any of the HF bands.

73s John NE0P

--- The Computer Doctor <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Wow, if your saying that one has to totally change
> his lifestyle just to
> learn it then why bother.  This is a hobby, and I
> just see being totally and
> utterly committed to learning CW just to upgrade my
> license, especially when
> chances are that I will never use it again after the
> test.  What a waste of
> life's precious time.
> 
> Oh well....
> 
> Scott, KB0NLY
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Harry Hodges" <[email protected]>
> To: "Neil Kollipara, KC8YFF" <[email protected]>;
> <[email protected]>;
> <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 4:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Quick Question
> 
> 
> > Hi Neil,
> >
> > I am a VE Site Manager, a 20 wpm Extra Class and
> the world's second worst
> CW
> > operator. I became a Ham in my early 40s when CRS
> was firmly taking hold
> of
> > my neurons. I figure that if I could make it
> anyone could; however, it
> takes
> > COMMITMENT! If you want to do anything bad enough
> you'll find a way. If
> you
> > are blind and want to climb tall mountains you can
> do it and if you have a
> > physical impairment and want to sky dive you can
> do it. You just have to
> > COMMIT yourself to it, whatever it is.
> >
> > In the case of Morse Code or CW, you need to find
> a tutorial that matches
> > your learning style. Some people are tactile, or
> aural, or visual, or a
> > combination of all these. Once you have found the
> appropriate program, you
> > MUST COMMIT about an hour a day, EVERY DAY, to it.
> 15-20 minutes in the
> > morning, 15-20 minutes in the evening, and another
> 15-20 minutes at noon
> > time while you go for a walk or sit under a tree
> meditating. And just
> don't
> > practice listening, SEND with a straight key,
> semi-automatic, or iambic,
> > whatever but practice converting the written word
> into sound. As you
> drive,
> > or pedal your bike around, convert the street
> signs and billboard ads into
> > code in your head. LIVE, EAT, and yeah, even dream
> code. At your age you
> > should ace the test in about 4-6 weeks.
> >
> > Now, what does the test consist of? Well first of
> all, it will be a
> message
> > which will contain all 26 letters, numbers 0-9,
> punctuation consisting of
> > the comma, period, question mark, and slant bar,
> and the prosigns BT, AR,
> > and SK. Now a five minute code test at five wpm
> will about two lines of
> text
> > and will look something like this:
> >
> > K1XYZ/4 DE WD3JUW/2 BT RRR JOHN. TNX FOR REPORT.
> UR RST 579 ? 579 IN
> > BUFFALO, NY 60 MILES FROM CANADA. NAME IS BARRY
> AND I RUN 80 WATTS. SO HOW
> > COPY? AR K1XYZ/4 DE WD3JUW/2 SK
> >
> > Don't know if I got all 26 letters but you get the
> idea. You have two
> > chances to pass. One if you have 25 or more
> characters in a row without
> > mistake. Letters count one each, numbers,
> punctuation, and prosigns count
> as
> > two characters each. So from the first K to the
> first R you have 25 and
> all
> > the examiners have to do is find 25 in a row
> somewhere in the text you've
> > copied. The second chance is to answer 10
> questions, e.g. what is the
> > callsign, how much power, etc? If you answer 7 of
> 10 correctly, you pass.
> > Man, this is not rocket science.Over the sixteen
> years I have been a VE
> > we've had folks who range from having all their
> faculties to being deaf,
> > blind, and bedridden who have passed 5 wpm and
> beyond. How did they do it?
> > COMMITMENT!
> >
> > Try what I have recommended and you'll see that it
> works.
> >
> > 73, Harry
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Neil Kollipara, KC8YFF" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>;
> <[email protected]>;
> > <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 20:01
> > Subject: [Yaesu] Quick Question
> >
> >
> > > Hello everyone on the email reflector.
> > >
> > > My name is Neil and I am a 13 year old ham in
> Michigan. I am going to go
> > to take the General class test tomorrow with the
> morse code. I was
> wondering
> > if any of you VEs or VECs could tell me if it's
> legal to write down the
> dits
> > and dahs (such as -. for N) instead of the letter
> because code has been
> > keeping me back from upgrading, and I came up with
> this idea in my English
> > class. Basically this is what I mean
> > >
> > > -..   .          -.   .   ..   .-..
> > > D   E         N   E  I     L
> > >
> > > I appreciate all your guys help. 73!
> > >
> > > --Neil KC8YFF
> > >
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