And that does help to explain why my mother-in-law never learned to drive. She didn't want it, and in NYC you really don't need it.
On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 9:00 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX <[email protected]> wrote: > I started in ham radio as a Novice in 1959. That required 5 WPM, crystal > control, 75 watts and only CW. Finally up to 13 WPM and a General license > and later to an Extra class license which I hold today. Over the 58 > years that are now behind me, I drifted away from CW to a much easier SSB > mode. Now at 75 years of age I find the mind is not nearly as sharp, as > keen and as fast as it was 50 or so years ago. In order to stimulate the > thinking process, hopefully in an effort to delay dementia and other mind > altering age related issues, I've returned to CW. I'm being reminded of > my H.S. math teacher when asked "why do we study algebra?", he responded > "It's mental gymnastic training". That's the way I view and approach CW > today. > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > > > On 10/31/2017 6:39 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> >> The main & I mean main thing is desire. If learning CW is a job or >> task you'll probably drop out eventually. In my 57yr.s on CW that's >> what I've heard most often. It's too hard, it takes too long or I can >> never learn it. >> >> When you learned to ride a bike, get your drivers license or met >> your >> mate it was something you really wanted. The desire was there. >> >> It's only 26 letters, 10 numbers & a few other symbols. You >> probably >> have more PC passwords with a mix of numbers & letters and characters >> than what CW requires. Bet you know the passwords by heart. >> >> My Dad [SK W4YAD] passed his 13 WPM code test at age 55 after a >> mild >> stroke. He saw me on CW & wanted to learn. That ole' desire again. >> >> Try what ever method to learn that you are comfortable with. If >> you >> can find a partner that's much better. I was lucky that at age 13 my >> best friend & me learned together. We talked in Morse. It was our >> secret language. He became K9UFO [SK]. >> >> Another motivation you might consider is CW is another language. >> You >> can become bilingual ! Just as playing music or speaking Spanish is a >> different language you will have a new world to explore. A language >> only spoken by people with that desire. >> >> Desire is everything! >> >> K9IL >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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] > -- 73 de Ted Edwards, W3TB and GØPWW and thinking about operating CW: "Do today what others won't, so you can do tomorrow what others can't." ______________________________________________________________ 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]
