Thanks Paul. I will start listening as soon as I finish the alphabet,
and then check in when I can send a bit. I will check out the Book you
mention... I have already dug out my book by AC6V and begun to read
that again... I read the bits on phone DX, but skipped the bits on CW.
I do read all these leads, and they are helpful - in part because the
all cover much the same ground, with useful variations, reinforcing what
I need to know.
It will probably be a couple more weeks until I go live - I feel I
should know the full alphabet and numbers before striking out on my own.
But I think I will start LISTENING to the slow net just to get my ears
working. I know it will come with time.
The biggest hurdle is the repetition it takes to learn it... I am
generally a quick study - if I read it and understand it, then I have it
down... but this is a different beast which takes old fashioned practice
and repetitive drill to get down. My patience for this is awful, so it
is a chore - but if the dweeb down at the club house can do it, so can I.
Thanks again.
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On 7/1/2012 10:50 PM, Paul DeWitte wrote:
James I have two suggestions.
First, get a copy of W9KNI's book The Complete DXer. There is a world of
information in it if you let it sink in.
Second, Wisconsin has a novice net
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