In a message dated 04/10/2005 13:33:26 Eastern Daylight Time, k3tx@fast.net
writes:
<< It took me nearly forever to get good enough to pass 5 wpm.
. . . So just to prove I could work G frequencies I tried
CW. . . And just like most others, once the speed got to a comfortable level I
had learned that CW was it. >>
Dave,
Your experience parallels mine. Almost FOUR years to learn 5 wpm CW. Got
the general after several attempts and swore I'd never work CW again. But, the
station I had back then (as a struggling college student) wasn't too
competitive on phone (Johnson Ranger into a long wire) but worked pretty well
on CW.
Still, I wasn't a great CW op (still don't consider myself that even tho' I
now contest op at around 40 WPM) but got a whole lot better after learning and
passing the 20 WPM test for extra. Then, and only then, did CW become an
effective means of communications for me.
Proficiency turns many chores into effortless performance, whether speaking
French, changing the oil in the car, swimming a mile or working the weak ones
down on 7.001 MHz. For me proficiency began to happen > 20 wpm.
Of course, CW is better with a TenTec.
73, Blair k3yd
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