In a message dated 7/2/05 12:53:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Has anybody done this? Oh yes. > > In the Koch method (I think that's the right one), you learn a few letters > and then work up. So you might learn "I" and "e" and then practice them > until you get very good. Then add a letter and work on three letters. > That's the Koch method in a nutshell. > Here's my thought. > > One method is to just listen up on the bands and see what you can hear and > "read" in CW. But what would happen if you did this with just a few > letters? Listen up to a QSO but concentrate on hearing just the I's and > e's. Once you feel like you are getting a lot of them, add a letter or two. > > Over time, would this be a valid method of listening and improving one's > speed? > > That's how I learned the code, way back in 1966-67. Didn't know any better - I thought that's what everybody did. 73 de Jim, N2EY _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
