sussman wrote > I'm a relatively new ham still new to CW... can only decode about 12wpm. > I > try not to look at the screen, but it's a nice safety net. When I miss > something critical, I can glance up and hopefully prevent a panic attack. > :-)
Ahh no need to panic. :) Most operators are very tolerant of mis-sends and flubbed characters. The ones who aren't, well, they fall into a different category. The important thing to remember is to send at a speed that is comfortable to you and you'll do fine. I have very nice contacts at 15wpm and sometimes jump up to 18 or 20. And I also enjoy contacts with folks who can only muster 5 or 6. The idea (in my mind) is to enjoy the activity and not worry too much about the CW perfectionists (who in reality are few and far between). And in my pervious posts, If I came off as annoyed, my apologies, but I was looking for an answer to a question, not advice as to how to operate CW. Glad to have this list with like minded people. Let me state here, that the Elecraft Radios are in my opinion the top of the food chain when I compare them to other "Name Brands" that I own. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Text-Decode-Issues-tp7587553p7587615.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
