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Re: HABITUATION
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Dear All, thanks so much for this very interesting topic. Made me think the last days, how it is with me, but in my MORSEµÀ I made some non standard choices, so I'm hesitating to write about it, at first. However with this disclaimer out of the way some thought. My MORSEµÀ started only few years ago in the late 40'th, I way maybe too old for the standard training? At least I practice with all the tipps and tricks and significant time effort, but maybe not the success I read every where: I made method ABC and learned perfect morse in 30WPM in 6 weeks.... etc. I carried a lot of doubts for long time: Maybe I'm not good enough for morse? Will I ever learn it? Should I better make FT8, because it's easier? But there is one thing I just can NOT do: Give up! I just always persist, particular when things seems to be difficult: perseverance is the name of the game. So in order to ensue this I set only one rule for me self: It need to be fun! I don't have other goal like WPM X in Y month, if it's not fun and this is reflected in daily routine. I notice I made the biggest progress after I gave up on often recommended farnsworth method on the advice from elmer in the local radio club. I handle the morse key as a music instrument. My elmer is really fast and HSC member, but as he advice the speed was increased without particular training.? As I had fear to go on air I found one practice was very helpful for me as beginner: I did 1 CW QSO a day from a complete month. (If I could not make 1 QSO on one day I made 2 the next day. :-) I love to listen to the sound of morse code, when possible on the air. If possible with the radio, but if access is limited, than at least with WebSDR (running own Kiwi-SDR). If not even this access is given I use youtube video recording (conversational QSO). I personally do not so much like 599 QSO's. If I need to commute (train/car) I created MP3 files with ebook2cw ( / Software: Fabian Kurz (DJ5CW) ) For sending I used Morserino, until I recognized differences on the keyer implementation on the radio. Also here I didn not precess directly to the target. Here in Europe IAMBIC A is more common and this is what I used with my first radio from Yaesu, just to learn that rest of the world seem to prefer IAMBIC B, and particular my new ICOM 7300. Changing from A to B be set me back for quire a while, just to discover that different transceivers and keyers are not implementing it consistency (see "all about squeeze-keying):? Meanwhile I'm back on sending practice, but build my complete own practice keying program ( ). To practice conversational morse code, I use the software frequently and just keying text coming into my mind, typically what I have done yesterday or how the lunch was or anything that just jumps into my mind. I find it very helpful to practice CW rag chew. Meanwhile I find conversational QSO much easier, but to avoid trouble with picking up call signs, I started (if possible daily) morse runner session (software contest simulator) that I ported to MacOS, as I don't run windows. Trying to improve score step-by-step. Even I'm not a contest guy I spontaneous jointed into AWT or last week CWT. I feel fine with AWT (in Japan, maybe 25-30WPM), but CWT (Europe) was running 35-40WPM, this was quite a challenge and I cheated by confirming some call signs to be correct on CW Club RBN Spotter ( Also I enjoyed last week very much the "DARC CW Ausbildungscontest" (German CW practice contest), where I could be running station with QRS (about 20 WPM). Worked K1USN SST before, but at its dominated by US station and I have only a wire antenna, so I can not be the running station, but just search and pounce big guns for DX. This is not at all the standard MORSEµÀ, but this are my habits that I have. Most of it is about having fun and enjoyment and to exchange information with others on the air :-) BEST 73 DE DJ1TF - JJ1QPB / Thomas Am Do., 12. Sept. 2024 um 05:05?Uhr schrieb Tom DF7TV via <df7tv=[email protected]>: Hello Bill, |
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