I'll second what KI6NUL said -- I find a lot of "relaxed speed" CW at 7.040-7.060. Here in southwestern CT, I think there's more in that range than up above 7.100.
And, as pretty much everybody said, get on the air and have QSOs, get on the air and have QSOs, get on the air and have QSOs. In addition, there are many people who feel that listening to faster speeds helps them better learn and helps them increase their speed more rapidly. It's annoying and it's frustrating as hell, but it does make you stop counting the individual dits and dahs and instead hear the character as a whole. It's especially useful if used with a known source so that you can check your work later. I downloaded the ARRL CW practice files from the ARRL website and then listened repeatedly to those about 5wpm faster than I could handle. I truly believe that it helped me get up to speed much more quickly than I might have from just on-the-air QSOs. But, as I said, it IS frustrating and annoying to listen to faster code because there will be so much you can't get (at first). If you're going to try it, do it for short periods at first so that you don't wind up throwing your computer or your KX1 through the nearest window. Jon KB1QBZ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
