Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-17 Thread valvetb...@netzero.com
Test message -- Original Message -- From: Joel Black joel.b.bl...@gmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3 Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 08:57:40 -0500 It's been around 15 years since I worked any CW

[Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Joel Black
It's been around 15 years since I worked any CW and then it was only to pass the General exam. I am very interested in working some sloow speed CW. I can copy reliably up to about 8 - 9 WPM. I am still having issues with L, F, Y, and a couple of others but especially L and F. I've done

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread KD0Q-Glenn
@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 8:57 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3 It's been around 15 years since I worked any CW and then it was only to pass the General exam. I am very interested in working some sloow speed CW. I can copy reliably up to about 8 - 9 WPM. I am

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Phil Hystad
Good Luck! Glenn/KD0Q - Original Message - From: Joel Black joel.b.bl...@gmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 8:57 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3 It's been around 15 years since I worked any CW and then it was only to pass

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Wayne Conrad
Joel, You might try the SKCC (Straight Key Century Club) scheduling page at: http://www.obriensweb.com/sked/index.php?board=skcc Just show up, log yourself in (you don't have to be a member), and announce that you'd like some code practice. Any SKCC member would be delighted to help

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Rich
of frequencies, times and days. Details are at http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-operating-schedule. 73 Good Luck! Glenn/KD0Q - Original Message - From: Joel Blackjoel.b.bl...@gmail.com To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 8:57 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Carey Magee (K2RNY)
Hi Joel: The NAQCC (North American QRP CW Club) runs a bunch of QRS nets. Here is a link to their website and schedules for these nets. http://naqcc.info/cw_nets.html I had problems with 'L' and 'F' too. I just remembered the sound. di-di-dah-dit, F. Went over it a bazillion times in my

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Arthur Burke
You might also Google FISTS frequencies - a lot of the other FISTS members I hear on the air are not very fast. The group is pretty big about support (elmering) for those who aren't very fast and want to be faster. Also keep in mind, if you hear FISTS members going faster than you can copy, the

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Rick Prather
Or as my ex-Marine WWII radio op father taught me. He's a Sly Fox Rick K6LE On 5/16/2012, at 8:25 , Carey Magee (K2RNY) k2...@frontiernet.net wrote: Hi Joel: I had problems with 'L' and 'F' too. I just remembered the sound. di-di-dah-dit, F. Went over it a bazillion times in my

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Bill
May I suggest my CW oriented website: www.radiotelegraphy.net And, from that I suggest http://justlearnmorsecode.com/ Just Learn Morse Code is free and it works if you put the effort into it. An excellent program. Bill W2BLC -- IN GOD I TRUST (but, NOT a single politician)

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Richard S. Leary
...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Carey Magee (K2RNY) Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 08:25 To: Joel Black Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3 Hi Joel: The NAQCC (North American QRP CW Club) runs a bunch of QRS nets. Here

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Missouri Guy
Hi Joel, You might try the The Missouri SLOW-speed CW training FUN weekly net. http://www.w0aki.com/education.html 73, Charlie, N0TT It's been around 15 years since I worked any CW and then it was only to pass the General exam. I am very interested in working some sloow speed CW. I can

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Dale Putnam
@mailman.qth.net Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 20:12:06 + From: n0...@juno.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3 Hi Joel, You might try the The Missouri SLOW-speed CW training FUN weekly net. http://www.w0aki.com/education.html 73, Charlie, N0TT It's been around 15 years since I

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Joel Black
Thanks for all the resources. For whatever reason, I never thought of the ARRL code practice. It just slipped my mind. Nice to have the other sites too. 73, Joel - W4JBB It's been around 15 years since I worked any CW and then it was only to pass the General exam. I am very interested

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
. 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joel Black Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:02 PM To: elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3 Thanks for all the resources. For whatever

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Gary K9GS
Hello Joel, You should check out the CW Ops Club CW Academy. Here's a link: http://www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html On 5/16/2012 8:57 AM, Joel Black wrote: It's been around 15 years since I worked any CW and then it was only to pass the General exam. I am very interested in working some

Re: [Elecraft] Slow Speed CW With My K3

2012-05-16 Thread Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft
Let's wrap-up this OT thread as soon as possible, due to the large number of posts. 73, Eric list Modeatorq www.elecraft.com _..._ On May 16, 2012, at 8:00 PM, Gary K9GS garyk...@wi.rr.com wrote: Hello Joel, You should check out the CW Ops Club CW Academy. Here's a link: