Why local?
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 10:25 PM, J. Heide [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have decided it is time to learn morse code! I have
been using the computer for practice, both sending and
receiving. The K3 in test mode makes a great practice
oscillator. I made my first, very slow, CW contact
Thanks to everyone here, I have no shortage of help
with my CW! I now have some guys to work with me, and
some friendly frequencies to visit. Now all of you
know my call, and that I am new to CW.
It was also pretty neat to have my first QSO be
someone from the group here. Cookie was really great
Congratulations on deciding to learn CW!! Just a few suggestions...
Make sure you learn the code the proper way, that will reward you in the
long run. That is, learn each character as a complete sound (A=di-dah,
etc.), avoid visualizing code as written dot and dash symbols. Also, learn
each
I have decided it is time to learn morse code! I have
been using the computer for practice, both sending and
receiving. The K3 in test mode makes a great practice
oscillator. I made my first, very slow, CW contact
today on 20 meters to a very patient ham in Texas. It
was probably the most nervous
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