Hello, All:
I have been unable to get past 15 or 16 WPM. I can't hand print fast
enough, and trying to type without error which would create busted calls
hasn't been any faster.
Copying in my head is a little better, but I can't get the characters into a
log any faster.
It seems to me that copying in my head is not much use in a contest, since
it all has to get from my ear to the paper to count.
What am I missing here?
Thanks and 73.
Rusty, NA5TR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Kantarjiev" <cak@dimebank.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 2:49 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Learning Morse
>I used the G4FON software to learn Morse a few years back (I got
> my General when the 5WPM test was still a requirement). I
> wrote up my experiences here:
>
> http://www.dimebank.com/cak/k6dbg/k6dbg_cw.html
>
> The recommendation at the time was to start at 20/15 - 20WPM symbol
> speed, 15WPM character speed. I found that frustrating while
> learning the alphabet, and dropped back to 20/7.
>
> I wouldn't recommend that you do that. It got me past the test,
> it got me on the air, but it took me a long time to get to be
> functional at 20WPM on the air; the "mental spacing" provided by
> the 7WPM character speed left me lots of time to build the
> dreaded "lookup table" in my brain. I recognize the symbols at
> higher speeds, but I can't necessarily make them make sense.
>
> Since you're interested in doing this for contesting, I'd say that you
> should start at 25/25 and just keep at it until you make progress.
> Don't write by hand, but instead keyboard while copying.
>
> Once you're comfortable with the alphabet, work on head copy.
>
> And, by all means, get on the air. That's where the real learning happens.
>
> 73 de chris K6DBG
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