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Kurt wrote:
Sheesh, I gotta work harder. Can send well but receiving is a whole 'nother ballgame. Fired up JLMC last night and gave it a serious go and it is indeed going to take 30 minutes a night for sometime to get me up to speed. I was a bit saddened but felt better when I reminded myself I haven't put myself on a timeframe and still need to study the Tech and General Manuals. Passed an OnLine tech exam, but I would like to get a higher score. What speed setting are you using ? I think it may be harder learning at below 12 WPM than above. But I suppose that's bad news if you're aiming for a 5WPM test... 73 de LB3KB, Sigurd http://justlearnmorsecode.com |
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Sigurd Stenersen wrote:
Kurt wrote: Sheesh, I gotta work harder. Can send well but receiving is a whole 'nother ballgame. Fired up JLMC last night and gave it a serious go and it is indeed going to take 30 minutes a night for sometime to get me up to speed. I was a bit saddened but felt better when I reminded myself I haven't put myself on a timeframe and still need to study the Tech and General Manuals. Passed an OnLine tech exam, but I would like to get a higher score. What speed setting are you using ? I think it may be harder learning at below 12 WPM than above. But I suppose that's bad news if you're aiming for a 5WPM test... 73 de LB3KB, Sigurd http://justlearnmorsecode.com I slowed it down to 10 as I was a bit depressed and I actually haven't been seriously practicing receiving so I just have to do the 30 minutes or more a day routine. Use headphones and such. I memorized by rote the characters and practiced sending in my head whenever I get the chance. Sending and receiving takes different parts of the brain to process so I just have to activate the auditory centers. I did use G4FON's program and other free programs to help me learn the characters. The other incentive I have is I am on the shipping list for a Small Wonders DSW-II 40 meter transceiver kit. When built, I have a dummy load to work with it but won't plug a key in or transmit until I pass the test and get assigned a callsign. A fellow told me he got a rig before he was licensed and used the receiver to listen and never plugged a key or a mic in. (It was a considerably pricey rig) It was the incentive for him to keep studying and worked. It was he who told me that I didn't have to be licensed to buy a rig and just use it to listen. Just can't send a signal. (Makes sense to me.) Kurt Savegnago |
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On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 18:26:00 +0200, "Sigurd Stenersen"
wrote: Kurt wrote: Sheesh, I gotta work harder. Can send well but receiving is a whole 'nother ballgame. Fired up JLMC last night and gave it a serious go and it is indeed going to take 30 minutes a night for sometime to get me up to speed. I was a bit saddened but felt better when I reminded myself I haven't put myself on a timeframe and still need to study the Tech and General Manuals. Passed an OnLine tech exam, but I would like to get a higher score. What speed setting are you using ? I think it may be harder learning at below 12 WPM than above. But I suppose that's bad news if you're aiming for a 5WPM test... 73 de LB3KB, Sigurd http://justlearnmorsecode.com try chars at 8wpm with spacing at 16 It gives a better sense of the "flow and rhythm" so its easier to increase speed. Ed de KA9AHQ/7 No Voice, No Vice, Novice :-) and again Thank You Sigurd. |
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Spooge Geeko wrote:
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 18:26:00 +0200, "Sigurd Stenersen" wrote: I think it may be harder learning at below 12 WPM than above. But I suppose that's bad news if you're aiming for a 5WPM test... try chars at 8wpm with spacing at 16 It gives a better sense of the "flow and rhythm" so its easier to increase speed. According to Koch's research it takes longer to learn below 12 WPM. He probably didn't use Farnsworth timing, tho. This is highly subjective either way, so if you find a setting that works for you just stick with it. (On the other hand - if you're going to take a test you should find out what speed is used for that test before you show up. Practicing 5/5 for a test that's given at 5/18 spells t-r-o-u-b-l-e.) I use 12/18 for relearning Morse code 24 years later myself. (I use Just Learn Morse Code whenever I can find the time - currently I spend most of my hobby hours working on the next version.) 73 de LB3KB, Sigurd http://justlearnmorsecode.com |
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Thanks for all the advice. Will work harder once the Midwest winter
sets in and the summer hobbies go on the back burner. My wife won't let me spraypaint in the garage after I poofed the cars. Kurt Savegnago Sigurd Stenersen wrote: Spooge Geeko wrote: On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 18:26:00 +0200, "Sigurd Stenersen" wrote: I think it may be harder learning at below 12 WPM than above. But I suppose that's bad news if you're aiming for a 5WPM test... try chars at 8wpm with spacing at 16 It gives a better sense of the "flow and rhythm" so its easier to increase speed. According to Koch's research it takes longer to learn below 12 WPM. He probably didn't use Farnsworth timing, tho. This is highly subjective either way, so if you find a setting that works for you just stick with it. (On the other hand - if you're going to take a test you should find out what speed is used for that test before you show up. Practicing 5/5 for a test that's given at 5/18 spells t-r-o-u-b-l-e.) I use 12/18 for relearning Morse code 24 years later myself. (I use Just Learn Morse Code whenever I can find the time - currently I spend most of my hobby hours working on the next version.) 73 de LB3KB, Sigurd http://justlearnmorsecode.com |
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On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:18:22 -0700, Spooge Geeko
wrote: On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 18:26:00 +0200, "Sigurd Stenersen" wrote: Kurt wrote: Sheesh, I gotta work harder. Can send well but receiving is a whole 'nother ballgame. Fired up JLMC last night and gave it a serious go and it is indeed going to take 30 minutes a night for sometime to get me up to speed. I was a bit saddened but felt better when I reminded myself I haven't put myself on a timeframe and still need to study the Tech and General Manuals. Passed an OnLine tech exam, but I would like to get a higher score. What speed setting are you using ? I think it may be harder learning at below 12 WPM than above. But I suppose that's bad news if you're aiming for a 5WPM test... 73 de LB3KB, Sigurd http://justlearnmorsecode.com try chars at 8wpm with spacing at 16 You sure that isn't the character at 16 with the spacing set to give 8 WPM? If the character and spacing are not the same it just doesn't sound right. It was easier for me to learn with the proper spacing for the speed. Now days I can copy 5, but it's work. At 20 I hear word sounds which is easy, but I'd be lost trying to copy 8 with a spacing for 16, or the characters sent at 16 with the spacing set to give 8WPM. Every one is different. It gives a better sense of the "flow and rhythm" so its easier to For me it breaks the flow and rhythm, but OTOH you are learning the character sounds . Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com increase speed. Ed de KA9AHQ/7 No Voice, No Vice, Novice :-) and again Thank You Sigurd. |
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