Hi Scott --
I, too have told others the same thing about the low end of 40. It
worked for me. I could have been QCWA while I still held a Tech. I just
had to make my mind up to upgrade. I have no problem with using the
Delete button if I get tired of reading.
73, Ariel, k4aal
Scott / W4PJ wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <K4IA@aol.com>
> What would be your favorite recommendation for a newbie?
>
> I have told numerous 'newbies' over the years. I say, get any HF rig or
> receiver and tune down near the bottom of 40 or even 20 Meters and find a
> couple of good CW ops ragchewing at a speed that is way too fast for you to
> copy. Just let it run while you go about your business. Wash dishes, or
> cook dinner, or play with the dog, whatever. Anything but concentrate on
> trying to copy the code. Just forget about it and let it run in the
> background. After a while you'll start catching bits and pieces. "ing"
> "er" "ous" those suffixes that are everywhere, and after that you'll start
> hearing words. "The" is the most common, but you'll start getting those
> whole words without trying to get dits and dahs and spelling things out in
> your head letter by letter. When that starts to happen, congratulations.
> You are finally starting to speak the "language" just like any other
> language.
>
> Congratulations, and welcome to a world-wide fraternity of CW ops where our
> spoken languages, cultures, religions, races, all those things that seem to
> divide us, no longer matter and where we all share a common bond. Morse
> Code, like a secret handshake, you're now a member of a very special "club."
> And anywhere you go in the world, you will have friends.
>
> Best rig these days for a newbie? That's hard to say without knowing the
> newbie. I had a Hot Water 16 and one 40m rock. And a Laughin Idiot HE-30 ?
> I think that was the number. Call CQ and then tune all up and down the
> band. What a blast! Today? I might recommend a Scout. Not too expensive
> if the newbie loses interest after a while since it doesn't take a whole lot
> of effort to get a ticket anymore. Anything too easily acquired these days
> has little value to the holder. Maybe recommend a kit and be an Elmer
> helping them to build it themselves. That would create "value."
>
> Cheers
> PEACE
> Scott / W4PJ
>
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