After 37+ years of hamming I still "practice" my CW receiving skills. I do
this by copying IN MY HEAD conversations that are being sent at least 10 -
20 WPM faster than I can normally copy. I have found this to be the best
technique for improving one's receiving skills. You will be surprised at
how well this method works.
Reid, K7YX
-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn Upton [mailto:supton@eece.maine.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 10:41 AM
To: JimN0OCT@aol.com
Cc: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] the Argo ... 40 meters
JimN0OCT@aol.com wrote:
>
> Y'all,
>
> 40 during the day is really interesting. You will find there are alot of
> OM's who are masters of the straight key who would really like to talk to
> you. Lot's of original 1X2 W calls.
>
> Even with low power, a 40 meter dipole as low as 7-10' off the ground will
> get you 150-200 mile area coverage during the day, longer depending upon
the
> F2 critical frequency and the tilt of the F2 layer.
>
> 73 and just do it
>
> Jim NØOCT
>
I like that--just do it. I plan to, just gotta remember the code once
again. Practice practice practice. Amazing how slow 5wpm sounds when
you're listening to 20wpm, but it's also amazing how much better I copy
at 5wpm after practicing at 20wpm.
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Shawn Upton
Electrical Engineering Student
University of Maine at Orono
webpage: http://www.eece.maine.edu/~supton/
mail: supton@eece.maine.edu
KB1CKT Tech Plus
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