I myself regret not sticking around during FD to work code, I seem to
be good for about 13WPM and I thought that was too slow, but frankly,
sub-10 making contacts is better than 13 and staying home! And so
what if I flubbed a few calls, including my own? We'd have muddled
through. This FD,
On Jun 28, 2006, at 3:05 PM, William Moore wrote:
It was now time to prepare for
FD. I got my code speed up to 100% at 10 wpm with W1AW sessions
but, alas,
after what seemed like hundreds of QSO's with the K2 in the tESt
mode, I
just could not develop any consistent skill using my Bencher
Hi Bill,
First, don't give up! I'd try using a combination of approaches: copy
some W1AW, copy some qsos, practice off-air at your highest sending (not
copying) speed, and of course have qsos at comfortable, but too
comfortable, speeds.
William Moore wrote:
1. Iambic A or Iambic B?
A sends
Do you want to use an iambic key or do you want to do CW? Believe it or
not, you can do a lot of CW without an iambic key. In fact, I've been
using my straight key more than the paddles and have no plans to change.
My CW speed tops out at around 20 wpm. I prefer 15 - 18 wpm for most
QSOs. At
Actually, Iambic operation is a little more complicated than this. I found a
good explanation at
http://www.n9vv.com/k7qo-a-b-keying.html
In this, Chuck says:
In mode A. When the paddle or paddles are released, either during a space
element or during a current element being sent, then sending
Bill, VE2WMA asked:
I made my first CW contacts in 48 years. What a thrill. I was motivated.
It was now time to prepare for FD. I got my code speed up to 100% at 10 wpm
with W1AW sessions but, alas, after what seemed like hundreds of QSO's with
the K2 in the tESt mode, I just could not develop
In a message dated 6/28/06 3:06:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I am an 807 generation ham,
I still use them!
Lionel
J-38 key and polished up my rusty fist instead.
Field day arrived and I was on the air as a 1E station with my K2 set to a
very testy 5 watts.
Bill, yet another alternative to consider
if you cannot master iambic keying---exchange your
dual-paddle key for a single-paddle key (Vibroplex
Vibrokeyer, Bencher ST-1, Kent SP-1 or Begali
Simplex Mono). They all work fine with the K2 or
any iambic keyer (although you are not actually
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