"L is easy to remember. "to hell with it".

Thank you, I was haveing trouble confusing "F" and "L"

I got nothing against CW, but being kept out of amateur radio for 40+ years
cus I had difficulty learning the code, sucks.
Finally, I got enough right to barely pass the 5 wpm test. Still can't find
anybody slow enough for me to copy on the air.
If I ever get good enough to use it, I'll try a few homebrew transmitter
projects.

I expect there are some technically competent people who might be interested
in amateur radio, but have no interest in learning code.
John

JOHN D wrote:

Thank you, I was haveing trouble confusing "F" and "L"

Was it embarrassing when you sent "good luck"?
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Cecil Moore wrote:
JOHN D wrote:

Thank you, I was haveing trouble confusing "F" and "L"


Was it embarrassing when you sent "good luck"?


Actually it was a simple realization on my part that half the alphabet
was the mirror of the other. i.e. a/n f/l e/t etc. When I had this
epiphany I basically knew the code. All I had to do was learn to receive
it which I did successfully twice, once for my novice and once again
when I sat for my Tech before my novice license came. Passed both tests.
Haven't used it much since. My choice.

Dave WD9BDZ

"JOHN D" wrote in
news:gD2ug.2582$k31.2016@trnddc06:


"L is easy to remember. "to hell with it".

Thank you, I was haveing trouble confusing "F" and "L"

I got nothing against CW, but being kept out of amateur radio for 40+
years cus I had difficulty learning the code, sucks.
Finally, I got enough right to barely pass the 5 wpm test. Still can't
find anybody slow enough for me to copy on the air.
If I ever get good enough to use it, I'll try a few homebrew transmitter
projects.

I expect there are some technically competent people who might be
interested in amateur radio, but have no interest in learning code.
John

They're not interested in being about to communicate in all ways
effectively, they just want to be phonies. They they could've stuck to CB
for that.