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Re: HABITUATION
DF7TV Tom-san,
Glad to hear from you. TNX for your comment and all the resources. Instant Word Recognition - IWR is a MUST skill set to achieve fast Morse chat like 35WPM. I guess I¡¯m not that level yet but I have started training my brain to get used to the 35WPM Morse codes. hi Morse journey goes on and on. // HIRO, JJ1FXF |
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Re: HABITUATION
Hi Hiro-san! It has been a long time since I haven't turned on my radio because of my busy study. I was used to QRV on 14023(20m), just like I mentioned before, it's the CW market in China. All operators use straight keys on that frequency and many of them are QRP lovers. From April to July this year, I usually QRV on 80m at late night to catch up with EU stations. As you see, I'm a contester&DXer, so I will take part in many contests such as CQWW/CQAA... Last month, my 40-160m antenna was damaged so I can only QRV on the 20m-13cm band now. Anyway Hiro-san, thanks for your A1CLUB T-Shirt that you sent to me! It is very fit and I wear it out every day! BH6BEZ Izumi 2024Äê9ÔÂ10ÈÕ(»ð) 8:57 HIRO, JJ1FXF via <jj1fxf=[email protected]>: We know that HABITUATION is one of the best practices for becoming proficient in CW. |
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Re: HABITUATION
Hello again Hiro-san,
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SORRY -- somehow I pressed the SEND button to early.... ...from 1980 to about 2020 I have been active at speeds of about 20 wpm and never felt it to be necessary to do higher speeds and only occasionally participated in contests. I did a lot of portable activities with QRP rigs and in mode CW. Then in 2020 (covid-time) I participated in an Advanced Course of CWAcademy (CWops). That has been the time when I started to like higher speeds in CW. Our advisor gave us the "100 most frequent english words" mp3 file as an additional exercise. It has been fun to observe, that even after a week or two of daily exercising copying with that file -- remarkable progress was achieved. By the end of the course I had achieved about 25 wpm. Well - then in 2021 I decided to do something comparable to a course to improve my CW proficiency. At present I am only QRV once/twice per week from a club station. So I had to build a personal training setup for exercises that I could do at home. That has been a good decision, because it is really fun to observe progress, when doing exercises on a daily basis. I do this for about 30 minutes, start with training sending (dual-lever paddle) and then continue with training receiving. My training setup is shown at . For sure - being at the club station and having real QSOs is fun too. QSOs at speeds above 30 wpm are rare today. But there are tools (RBN etc.) to find stations calling at the desired speed and there are frequencies known for QRQ as well. Even, if there is only one QSO out of 10, that is at my present speed limit, it has been a "good time" at the club station. But the value of a QSO for me does not depend upon the speed, but the content. So it may happen that I "talk" with the QSO partner about antennas for half an hour at QRS. Your tiltle of the message is correct -- "HABITUATION" -- translated to "DAILY PRACTICE" is the only way to progress in CW. 73 Tom DF7TV On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 12:57 AM, HIRO, JJ1FXF wrote:
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Re: HABITUATION
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In 1979 I got my first "small" license which allowed me to use VHF/UHF. To get a "big" license for the shortwave bands a CW exam was necessary. So I learned CW using a course on music cassettes and in 1980 I got my present call sign, after passing the exam (12 wpm) with a straight key. On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 12:57 AM, HIRO, JJ1FXF wrote:
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Re: HABITUATION
It's a HUGE 40m HB9CV which never fits in my small yard. hihi
Also 40m full-sized wire delta loop is too large to fit in my yard, I suppose. Maybe the 17m length wire loop antenna with ATU is the choice I can add to my yard. But I wonder if this kind of loop antenna reduces low-band noise or not. Before winter comes, I'll maintain my 3.5/7/10MHz dipoles for less noise. // HIRO, JJ1FXF |
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Re: HABITUATION
The 40m band antenna of my station JE1TRV was AFA-40, 2 element phased array made by Create Design Co. Japan. Photo attached.
As you know, high level of noise is the biggest issue when receiving DX signals and, vertical antenna is good for DX but not so good for receiving noise. As same, Inverted-dipole is worse than horizontal-dipole on receiving noise level. Many says, Loop antenna is better than dipole on receiving noise level. Hiro-san, you have good antenna tower so try to put up horizontal or loop antenna. 73 de JE1TRV Atsu |
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Re: HABITUATION
ATSU-san,
TNX for your comments on this thread. What was your 40m antenna 10yrs ago? My inverted V dipole doesn't catch many W guys in our evenings and nights. Yes, we are getting older and cannot stay awake after 10PM. However, now we tend to wake up earlier like 5 or 6AM, right? We are just in the age of making good use of the early time zone. hi // HIRO, JJ1FXF |
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Re: HABITUATION
Hi Hiro-san
About 10 years or so ago, I have used to QRV every late evening around 7026 and have enjoyed ragchew with early birds in west/middle of US. But now most of buddies were disappeared (quit QRV, moved east or Silent Keyed) and I myself is also getting old so it's a bit hard to stay awake late in the evening. So my little habituation is to join the local NETs, such as FISTS East Asia Net and A1 NET. 73 Atsu JE1TRV/JS2AHG |
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HABITUATION
We know that HABITUATION is one of the best practices for becoming proficient in CW.
I'm still working at a company so I cannot get QRV every day. I participate in every MST - Medium Speed Test on Monday, AWT - A1CLUB Weekly Test, and CWT - CWops Weekly Test, both on Wednesday. I'm not a contestant, but the CALLING CQ in the contests results in better decode proficiency and also develops a tough mind toward the very fast WPM call back. hihi And then, the weekend is the time to brush up on my CW skills. "CQ SKCC" at my 7-9AM JST on Saturday and Sunday is to establish better keying on my straight key. A1NET and FEANET develop my Morse words and expressions. What is your HABITUATION? // HIRO, JJ1FXF |
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[Administrative Notice] Membership Information 2024.09.07
Dear A1C DX Members
This week, we welcomed 6 new members (#4726-#4731); -------------------------------------------------------- ¡ö²Ñ±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è Member number: 4726 Callsign: JP6RDD NAME (Roman): HIRO Name (Japanese): ¥Ò¥í Prefecture: Kumamoto City/Ward: Kita-ku, Kumamoto [Communication column] Thank you for your support. I recently started ham radio again, but I'm having a hard time getting good at CW. I would appreciate your help. -------------------------------------------------------- ¡ö²Ñ±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è Member number: 4727 Call sign: JK1INN NAME (Roman): HIRATA Name (Japanese): ¥Ò¥é¥¿ Prefecture: Kanagawa City/ward/county: Atsugi -------------------------------------------------------- ¡ö²Ñ±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è Member number: 4728 Call sign: JK1PSQ NAME (Roman): toshi Name (Japanese): ¥·¥â¥¾¥Î Prefecture: Kanagawa City/ward/county: Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama [Communication column] I learned about A1CLUB at Ham Fair 2023 and met you at Ham Fair 2024. I'm interested in Morse code communication, but I'm a beginner. I look forward to working with you. -------------------------------------------------------- ¡ö²Ñ±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è Member number: 4729 Call sign: JH2RWS NAME (Roman): KEN Name (Japanese): ¥±¥Ë¥Á Prefecture: Shizuoka City: Numazu -------------------------------------------------------- ¡ö²Ñ±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è Member number: 4730 Call sign: JK1JLG NAME (Roman): HIKO Name (Japanese): ¥Õ¥¯¥À Prefecture: Tokyo City: Shinagawa -------------------------------------------------------- ¡ö²Ñ±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è Member number: 4731 Call sign: JK1NPN NAME (Roman): NORI Name (Japanese): ¥Õ¥¯¥·¥Þ Prefecture: Tokyo City: Shinjuku [Communication column] I am a complete beginner. I have obtained 3rd class amateur license, but I have not made many contacts. I am also at a level where I do not even understand how CW communication is established. However, I would like to join as a new personal hobby and improve my activity. -------------------------------------------------------- Note. Some part of the above info was originally written in Japanese.¡¡ 73+77 ___/___/_/_/_/ _/_/_/___/___/ Membership Secretary JE1TRV/JS2AHG ATSU Taniguchi ___/___/_/_/_/ ___/___/_/_/_/_/ |
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Re: Dual Beam Pro
Bill-san, GA es TNX INFO. If my memory is correct, VHQ HEX is one of the toughest hex-beams and? also VY expensive. hi I looked at the webpage of Radio Parts Japan and found some hex-beams they accept orders such as KIO and NA4RR HEX which I'm unfamiliar with. Anyways, lately YEN is very weak and I cannot buy any foreign products such as antennas, radios and keys. :( // HIRO, JJ1FXF |
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A1NET, Saturday 11:00Z - 12:00Z
Dear A1CLUB members,
We have changed the time of A1NET to 11:00Z - 12:00Z. 40m CONDX of the time is getting better now so try to find "CQ A1NET" around 7.028MHz. Have a good day! 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF -- [ GB - Giving Back program ] Every JA's evening @10:00Z-11:00Z [ AWT - A1CLUB Weekly Test ] Wednesday 12:00Z-13:00Z [ A1C OAM - A1CLUB On-Air Meeting ] Friday around 21:00Z - 23:00Z [ A1NET - A1CLUB Chat NET ] Saturday 11:00Z - 12:00Z [ WABUN OAM - Japanese OAM ] Saturday around 21:00Z - 23:00Z [ ACT5 - A1CLUB CW Talk for 5 minutes ] [ A1CC, A1AA, A1CLUB Ranking ] [ ZOTA - Zodiac On The Air ] For the QRG, please visit A1-Chat or the CW Club RBN Spotter (ID:599, PW:599) |
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HAM FAIR TOKYO 2024
A little over a week has passed since the HAM FAIR TOKYO 2024 and my life is starting to normal.
Every time I prepare a lot for HAM FAIR and then come back home with wounds all over my body, I feel that I don't want to be involved with the next HAM FAIR. However, when some guys on the air send me like "TNX FER EYEBALL" or "ENJOYED PARTY", I start thinking about what I can do for the next HAM FAIR. hihi The following URL shows what our booth at HAM FAIR was like and the participants of KONSHIN-KAI. Thanks, JE1TRV ATSU-san for creating the webpage. Thank you, guys who visited the HAM FAIR TOKYO 2024 and the A1CLUB KONSHIN-KAI. See you all next year! 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF |
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[Administrative Notice] Membership Information 2024.08.31
Dear A1C DX Members
This week, we have 4 new members (#4722-#4725) and 1 change info as follows; --------------------------------------------------------- ¡ö²Ñ±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è Member number: 4722 Callsign: JI1QNM NAME (Roman): SATO Name (Japanese): ¥µ¥È¥¦ Prefecture: Gunma City/Ward/County: Sawa [Communication] I've been interested in it for a while, but this time I was invited at the Ham Fair booth and joined the group. I look forward to working with you. -------------------------------------------------------- ¡ö²Ñ±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è Member number: 4723 Callsign: JI6LPJ NAME (Roman): KOJI Name (Japanese): ¥³¥¦¥¸ Prefecture: Miyazaki City/Ward/County: Saito [Communication] I've given up many times, but I'm interested in the A1, so I look forward to working with you. I have a telegraph key and other things. I can send at any time, but I don't have the basics down, so I'm not making much progress. -------------------------------------------------------- ¡ö²Ñ±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è Member number: 4724 Call sign: JL1AVS NAME (Roman): KEN Name (Japanese): ¥¿¥Ê¥« Prefecture: Tokyo City/ward/county: Hachioji [Communication column] This is my first comeback in 30 years. I only used FM before, so this time I'll try DX communication on A1!! -------------------------------------------------------- ¡ö²Ñ±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è Member number: 4725 Call sign: JA2IJJ NAME (Roman): KAZ Prefecture: Ibaraki City/ward/county: Hokota -------------------------------------------------------- ¡öChange (call sign) Member number: 4656 ¡ùCall sign: JF6EZP -------------------------------------------------------- Note. Some part of the above info was originally written in Japanese.¡¡ 73+77 ___/___/_/_/_/ _/_/_/___/___/ Membership Secretary JE1TRV/JS2AHG ATSU Taniguchi ___/___/_/_/_/ ___/___/_/_/_/_/ |
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[Administrative Notice] Membership Information 2024.08.24
Dear A1C DX Members
We are pleased to announce that there were 2 new members this week (#4720-#4721). -------------------------------------------------------- ¡ö²Ñ±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è Member number: 4720 Callsign: JK1MEW NAME (Roman): kintaro Prefecture: Gunma City/ward/county: Shibukawa [Communication column] At the age of 79, I got 4th and 3rd class by training course and 2nd class amateur radio license by the e-learning -------------------------------------------------------- ¡ö²Ñ±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è Member number: 4721 Callsign: JP1NAG NAME (Roman): TOSHI Name (Japanese): ¥«¥é¥µ¥ï Prefecture: Tokyo City/ward/county: Hino [Communication column] I'm a beginner in CW. Thank you. -------------------------------------------------------- Note. Some part of the above info was originally written in Japanese.¡¡ 73+77 ___/___/_/_/_/ _/_/_/___/___/ Membership Secretary JE1TRV/JS2AHG ATSU Taniguchi ___/___/_/_/_/ ___/___/_/_/_/_/ |
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Re: Online KONSHIN-KAI 2024 Summer
A1CLUB members,
We had the Online KONSHIN-KAI, online meeting, a week ago and added a snapshot on our webpage. (TNX, JE1TRV ATSU-san) * Try to translate the language in your browser. The next Online KONSHIN-KAI will be in November or December and hope to CU again and for the 1st time. And the HAM FAIR 2024 is this weekend, August 24 and 25 at ARIAKE, TOKYO. ,%20Tokyo.html Anyone who may visit the HAM FAIR, don't miss to see us at A1CLUB booth. Have a good day! 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF |
HIRO, JJ1FXF
Izumi Chino BH6BEZ
Tom DF7TV
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