Jim...
I am curious about which "... things do occur..." that help along the
QRQ way.
Thanks for your interesting thoughts.
...robert
On 12/29/2019 03:16, Jim Danehy wrote:
The electrical pulses from your ear to your brain travel at extremely fast
speed.
The speed of light in a vacuum is 186,282 miles a second ; about 670,616,629
mph.
My point ? At QRQ CW speeds something occurs that you normally do not encounter
at slower speeds. Look at a dictionary. Many words start with a common
pattern. After 5 or 6 letters there are alternatives. At QRQ speed Your brain
is actually ahead of what your ear is feeding your brain. It is giving you a
choice of words to choose from.
The task is to choose the correct one. You are aided in that choice by the
context of the message. I don’t know why this occurs. But it does.
So when you learn to copy Entire words rather than letters ; this is the
phenomenon that occurs at high speeds. It helps but it can also throw you a
curve ball. That is where message context enters the equation.
When you copy entire words rather than all the letters you have assistance.
Your ability to copy faster speeds will improve with time. I only mention this
as things get better the longer you stay with it.
It is called getting over the hump. Or through the walk.
It usually appears more difficult to increase your speed. However things do
occur that help you achieve the ability to copy entire words. Then QRQ CW
becomes conversational. Kind of like auto fill with computer typing.
73
Jim
W9VNE / VA3VNE
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