That's interesting... I'm currently in the process of learning CW and this is the first time I heard of "learn to send first" approach. As I'm getting close to finishing the alphabet and can copy short 3/4/5-letter words - I'm starting to wonder how am I going to learn to send. Perhaps I should incorporate a sending session in my daily CW routine?
Slava Baytalskiy [email protected] W2RMS On May 30, 2014, at 12:30 PM, "Dick, K2ZR" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I've taught many hams CW over the years & my mantra is to first properly > learn to send each character: There is a definite rhythm to each. Find a > good Elmer with a quality fist to work with you. > > > > IMHO, learn to send 1st; know how it feels as the rhythm of of each > character travels from your hand, up your arm & into your brain. CW is a > great "dance" once you've got it. Conversational CW at 25 WPM is fun, > achievable and rewarding if you put your mind to it. Get on the "dance > floor" get on-the-air and call CQ! > > > > CWops Academy: An excellent tool for learning CW is to participate online > with the CWops Academy. Check out the link: > http://www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html > > > > 73, > > Dick, K2ZR > > Niagara Frontier Radiosport > > FOC > > CWops > > Pounding Brass Since 1962 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of W0MU > Mike Fatchett > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 11:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Learning morse code > > > > It takes time. Proportionally more time to learn the code than it takes to > become proficient. > > > > I can still remember sitting at the radio club meeting at our JR High > school. Listening to the gibberish and then finally getting a whole word! > From there on it was pretty simple. I am decent, certainly not > conversational at CW. > > > > We had a Ham Radio club during our lunch hour at school because one of the > teachers was a ham. One day he had one of the guys send some code. > > When it was over he took my sheet and graded it and said congratulations you > just passed the 5 wpm code test. Smart guy. Knowing that some many people > tense up for tests, he did it under relaxed conditions. One of my friends > passed that day too. We both easily passed the theory and we got sequential > calls. > > > > It is funny how cw seems to have far more activity now then when it was > forced. > > > > > > Mike W0MU > > > > On 5/27/2014 12:22 PM, David Higdon wrote: > >> Lee, Another option is CW Academy with the CW Ops club. They offer > mentors along with on air practice. Also, there is the K3UK sked page where > you can set up a sked and also do a computer chat. That is sometimes > helpful when you want to ask questions during on air practice. > > >> Good luck. > > >> Dave Higdon Jr > >> KD4ICT > > > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected] > > >> This list hosted by: <http://www.qsl.net> http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: <http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> Message delivered to <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: <http://www.qsl.net> http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: <http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
