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CW: how fast should you be before using it on the air?
- Thread starter mr_fx
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I was told it's not how fast you can key but how Accurate you can key
So don;t worry about SPEED. Just take your time and make some QSO's eventually later on down the road you can be a speed keyer
Way back when I was a novice I and working my way to general I started at 5 wpm and went from there. In about two months of daily QSO's I was at 23 wpm. I noticed it was too easy at first to start sending faster than I could copy...this was before the days of computers and code translators so then I would have to ask the other station to slow down...Ooops.
Start calling CQ at a speed you are comfortable with and a good OP will answer at the same speed. Don't be afraid to as someone to QRS. If your using a straight key focus on accuracy and spacing and don;t worry about speed...that will come soon enough. Be good at the basic techniques first.
Start calling CQ at a speed you are comfortable with and a good OP will answer at the same speed. Don't be afraid to as someone to QRS. If your using a straight key focus on accuracy and spacing and don;t worry about speed...that will come soon enough. Be good at the basic techniques first.
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oldslowchevy
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"K6DEA QSK ?" hehehe some of us cb'er know morse code also..... though the "?" mark i had to look up.:blush:
i would say 15 wpm, anything slowwer would be painful to the other users. just my opinion.
i would say 15 wpm, anything slowwer would be painful to the other users. just my opinion.
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oldslowchevy
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I an planing to build a paddle today, going to use a hacksaw blade and tap one direction for dash and the other for dot
I prefer fist pounding vs finger flicking
Pleasure yourself as you see fit.
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oldslowchevy
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This is what I use on those rare occasions that I feel the need to test the patience of myself and others.
