[CQ-Contest] What are YOU doing this summer in preparation for next year's DX contest season?

[Tom Osborne]

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> 1. Improve my CW copying ability. I can run stations at 35 wpm all day 
> long but if you asked me to carry on a lengthy QSO at that speed I'd 
> huddle up in the fetal position and start sucking my thumb. My goal before 
> the end of the summer is to comfortably rag chew at 35+wpm. Unfortunately 
> I cannot operate 24/7 so I've loaded up my Blackberry with dozens of CW 
> mp3's from the ARRL's website and listen to them daily during my 62 mile 
> commute >to/from the office.

Hi Shane

Have you checked out Morse Runner?  That is a fun program that will let you 
run any speed you wish.  It's a freeware program and can be downloaded from 
http://www.dxatlas.com/MorseRunner/

You have to be careful, though, because it can get addictive :-)  73
Tom W7WHY