Interesting, especially as I'm learning CW from one of Gordo's CD sets (practicing with both straight key and paddles).
Note that the Fifth Edition of *The Art and Skill of Radio-Telegraphy* (updated 2013, not-for-free, but modestly priced) is available at: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/K9YA 73 de Bill, KG5FQX On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 10:10 AM, Gary Sitton via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Good stuff!! > > -73s, > Gary Sitton, K5AMH > [email protected] > > On 12/27/2016 09:32, Nizar Mullani via BVARC wrote: > > (My apologies to the CW experts since you probably don’t need to read > this.) > > > > I have attached THE ART AND SKILL OF RADIO-TELEGRAPHY by N0HFF (SK) as a > pdf file. It is a must read for people who want to learn CW or think that > they cannot learn CW. > > > > I could have, would have, halved my time learning CW if I had read this > book before starting. I have had to unlearn the way I was taught CW the > hard way. Learning to decode every letter into dit and dah at 5 wpm was not > only the wrong way, it was probably the most miserable way to learn. No > wonder I avoided CW operation for 30 years. > > > > Learning to HEAR the sound of letters and numbers sent by CW at 20 wpm, > bypasses the wrong way it was taught. Learning CW by first listening to > good CW is critical to learning the proper sounds of letters and words. > There are several apps, such as CWtext, Learning CW, and Morse words, which > make it easy to learn. This book provides a really good set of rules on how > to learn the code efficiently and enjoying it. > > > > If I can start learning CW again at 70 years of age, you can too. It is a > lot of fun when you bypass the miserable dit and dah stage, and start > recognizing the sounds of letters and words. > > > > Nizar K0NM > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing > [email protected]http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > >
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