I just made some cds for the long ride to work in my truck I used "just
learn cw" and am able to copy about 70 % of 25wpm in my head . I am
continuing to practice , I have the TT limited vibrplex paddle and the TT
OII . I need to work on stamina after a few minutes I find my mind
wandering. thanks for help John kb2huk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lyle Dunlap" <qskqrq@grics.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 8:09 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Higher speed CW
> John, there is not much out there that I know of, for good practice, a
> real shame. Not like the old days when we could practice by copying Press
> for ships newspapers. That was really good.
>
> Not sure what W1AW does anymore, they were always pretty slow even at
> their fastest.
>
> Keep trying to copy a little faster than you can do so at 100% Do not
> worry about missing words, it will come.
> Old days no one but commercials had the ability to SEND faster cw so hams
> for the most part learned the old DIT DAH method. Good bug operator could
> not do much over 40 for any length of time anyway.
>
> When the paddle came along, that was an improvement both in speed and
> usually sending, although still nice to hear a good bug or paddle op.
>
> Have said this before but if you can get to around 50 or 55 thats when you
> no longer listen to characters and simply hear words little faster you
> simply hear phrases. Rather like reading headlines of a newspaper, you
> just hear it instead of seeing it.
>
> You will get so you can, with headphones anyway, watch TV, or day dream
> about something and be listening to 60 to 80 wpm. That is not top speed
> either. (some may scoff at that statement but its true)
>
> Time may not be convenient for you but several of us, W4BQF, W9FCX
> (myself) and sometimes KB9XE get on 3524 (winter) 7024 (summer) at 5 am
> CST. We run for usually about an hour. I use a generic compaq keyboard
> that goes into a keyer. I guess using some sort of reader may help one to
> get speed up but dont let it become a crutch. Have only seen pictures in
> catalog of a reader myself. Not good for rapid QSK however.
>
> I may of made this too long, for those not interested in higher speed cw,
> DELETE.
>
> 73 Lyle W9FCX
>
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