On 14-05-28 01:28 PM, Joseph Robertson wrote:
I'm a new ham and hope to nail down basic code in the near future. I just want to thank you all for sharing a multitude of ways to learn and sharpen one's skills.
When I was first thinking of getting a licence I was up to copying 5wpm and about half of code at 10wpm. It was quite some years later before I really got around to getting it. In the intervening years I had spent some time tuning the hand bands and would listen a while to some morse code that felt comfortable to me or that was just on the upper edge of my ability to copy.
When it came time to work on the code to get my ticket I found I was able to copy code above 10wpm. The casual listening to code helped me get better even though I never once sat down and said "I'm going to practice listening to code".
Regular practice listening will help but don't underestimate the value of just listening at times. Tune in to some morse and listen to it will doing some other chores around the house. You will be more relaxed when you aren't forcing yourself to sit and actively practice.
Another way to get better at faster code is to listen to code during contests and try and pick out what you can of the call signs. Contest code is usually very fast and it really forces you to focus on the sound of code and not count dits and dahs.
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