[Yaesu] Quick Question on code
D Dzelsky
[email protected]
Fri, 21 Nov 2003 23:14:47 -0500
You nailed it, Harry. I completely agree.
Achieving 5 wpm is also a very modest "commitment" to=20
the amateur radio service.
And Neil, you may find, as I did, that very quickly - cw becomes
immense fun.
Dave Dzelsky N3DZ VE in western Pennsylvania
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Harry Hodges" <[email protected]>
To: "Neil Kollipara, KC8YFF" <[email protected]>; =
<[email protected]>;
<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 5:34 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 -----=20
> 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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