[TenTec] Operating CW

randas@mindspring.com randas@mindspring.com
Thu, 15 Apr 1999 11:54:59 -0400


I feel everyone should be able to use a hand key. Up to 10wpm they are
great. Some guys use them up to 20wpm.. but I'd say "most" cw op are useing
paddles or bugs past 13wpm. The last thing to use when you are trying to
learn or speed up your code speed is a keyboard. You learn sending code as
well as listening to code. Get on the air...at any speed..it fun..and you
improve much faster.

73 de Tim  K0FL


-----Original Message-----
From: K3BU@aol.com <K3BU@aol.com>
To: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Operating CW


>
>In a message dated 4/15/99 11:29:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>supton@eece.maine.edu writes:
>
><<  Anyhow, how do most people do CW?  I've seen
> stuff for keyers, paddles, and the like; I'm wondering, what does most
> people use to do CW? >>
>
>Hi Shawn,
>the first priority is to get the speed up, the best way to do that, is to
do
>some code practice and listen lot on the bands, you will get used to
>interference, learn tuning techniques and TRAIN your ears. At this point
>don't worry about sending and speed, that comes automatically.
>Good practice is listen to contest operations, way to learn good operating
>and get some speed. Or you can "chew the rag" - carry on conversations on
CW.
>For sending, the choice is between the keyboard and paddles. If your touch
>typist, go for keyboard, it doesn't hurt to know the padlle, even hand key.
>You never know what gives and it is good to know how to operate the other
>stuff.
>
>Good luck!
>Yuri K3BU
>
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