Hi Jim: I KNOW I learned Morse all wrong, according to today's experts. Listened to ARRL bulletins, code practice tapes a neighbor Ham made for me and a buddy and practiced sending on a straight key focusing on proper spacing at all times.
I can copy 40 to 45 wpm in my head, 35 wpm on a keyboard and 20 wpm on paper. Since 99.9% of QSO's I encounter on the air are at around 20 wpm I've never pushed much beyond that for routine operating. So the obvious questions are: What speed do you want to attain? What technique are you using to raise your speed? (My "technique" has always been to copy a LOT of CW and try to find stations sending at about my upper limit. I don't need to work them. In fact not having to copy is an advantage. I just want to "read the mail".) What is a PAE heat sink, an after-market heat sink? 73 Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Sr Sturges Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 3:25 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] OT Learning Morse anew I think I learned code all wrong. Can't ever seem to get my speed up. Surely some of the astute among you _know_ The Perfect Method, and I hope you will share? To complete the OT-ness of this msg, I recently completed the QRP Labs Ultimate WSPR/QRSS kit and re-learned the joys of soldering iron burns, again. Certainly nothing wrong with Hans' excellent kits, and the price is amazing for the functionality, design, and quality. Then I installed the PAE heat sink end panels on my KX2. The latter is not for the faint of heart! I STRONGLY recommend the somewhat buried hint in PAE's instructions to remove the AT board before attaching the PA transistors to the heat sink. Tried it the other way and re-discovered that my micromanipulation skills are right up there with my CW -- maybe better, which is damned depressing. So, any help mastering Morse? Thanks in advance and 73, Jim N3SZ -- Jim Sturges, N3SZ Amateur Radio operators do it with frequency. ______________________________________________________________ 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]
