This is all great advice from everybody. Bill, I hope you do get on the air and get some 'on-the-job' training. We'll definitely slow down for ya.
This brings up a very legitimate point. It used to be that the novice bands were the training ground for new hams, or even for seasoned hams wanting to practice their code speed and CW skills. As a novice, I used to love to talk to non-novices that would come into the novice band to talk to us newbies, because generally they pushed me to faster speeds than I was used to. It was good practice. Since I've upgraded, I've still tried occasionally to keep up this custom of going into the novice bands and calling a slow CQ in case there are any folks wanting to have a QSO. In fact, just in the last month, I've been doing this a lot more. However... in the last month I think I've spent a total of two solid hours calling CQ (!) without a single response. How sad, but there seems to be nobody left in the novice bands, let alone any that would answer my CQ. I haven't heard a single signal there in years. Have you? Well, maybe one of these days, someone will answer... Al W6LX > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James T. "Jim" > Rogers, W4ATK > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 5:22 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: RE:[Elecraft] CW > > > Hey Bill, > Don't worry about being a little slow on CW. Just jump > on in there. If the > other guy won't slow down for you to your comfortable speed, > it is his loss. > I hope I will see you on 7040 or 14060 real soon. If > you hear W4ATK be sure > and give me a call. > 73 Jim, W4ATK > K2 #4028 > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
