Gotta tell ya, as a novice I worked a lot of Canadian's on CW. My Elmer and my dad installed my antenna one day while I was at school. It was oriented East West which meant the main lobes went North Sout. I didn't understand his comment when he left, "Don't work any Canadians". LOL. Had many a QSO with them!

@ve3svq-theshakykey440

5 күн бұрын

We had fun back then the USA was 5 and 10 wpm. We could never understand why we had to be 7 and 12 wpm. But in the end we all had a lots of fun. Even today most of my contacts are US amateurs

thanks Keith. I make long boring videos of my POTA activations . I do it at 15wpm so that people can just grab a pencil and pad and sit back and listen and copy. I make the videos just for people to use as copy practice. Thanks for the video

@ve3svq-theshakykey440

3 ай бұрын

And those videos really help new ops for the exact reason you mention. Sit back and relax and copy. Keeps new ops keen and interested in learning CW.

@hgjobe

2 ай бұрын

I really like your video format. It helps me practice my rcv and I look for your vids and hunt you for POTA.

@ve3svq-theshakykey440

2 ай бұрын

Thx for the comment. I dont do POTA in CW yet one day lol. I do have to get out to a park on ssb once the weather warms up here. Try Morse Ninja too he is very good.@@hgjobe

Thanks - good information. I discovered this all by accident, and by second-hand information. You talked about 'real-life', and different sending styles (fists) of others. Other things to also factor in are the different types of keys that people use. You've got the straight key, of course. But, then you have the bugs, and the cooties. I had a hard time (at first) copying code from those using bugs. But, you begin to hear them better the more you do it. Getting on the air for the first time was scary, but like anything - the more you do it, the easier it gets.

@ve3svq-theshakykey440

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment. So true, I still have a hard time copying bugs too. You do get to recognize people by their sending style and the way they send certain letters. Getting on the air is key... too many wait and wait while they try to get perfect, but everything improves once you are on the air.

Very good information. Thanks for making your video. Learning Morse code is on my list of things to learn. Bill, KC2KNA

@ve3svq-theshakykey440

2 ай бұрын

Check out the LICW program its very good and its what got me doing it. longislandcwclub.org/ I did a few other videos in that group which might also help, 73

I never got above 5-6 wpm. I barely passed my novice test back in '88. I then immediately got my technician license, but had to wait a really long time to upgrade to general. To me, once you get much above 5 wpm, it just becomes an unintelligible mess. None of those "guaranteed to work" methods worked. I have never used code on the air, and have no desire to do so.

@ve3svq-theshakykey440

16 күн бұрын

Thx for your comment. My Canadian licence was 1990. Needed 7wpm then 12 wpm for full HF. Made 3 contacts and didn’t use again until a little over a year ago. Like you tried all sorts of sites etc. came across the Long Island cw club and took their courses. It worked. On the air now around 12 wpm and having fun. My mic is rarely plugged in now.

I'd like to take the Long Island cw club course but unfortunately with exceptionally poor internet service and an ancient computer that has no video conferencing geegaws on it and no budget to upgrade, it's unlikely I'll be able to do that.

@ve3svq-theshakykey440

Күн бұрын

While you will miss out on the class practice sessions and Qs and As, the main club page in the top right has a link to their practice page- same one we use in class. Start with student BC1 That will help a bit.

Don’t listen to Ed. He’s not boring at all.😂 thank you very much Keith that was a great video. I really appreciate it. Dale KC1TRN🎙️

@ve3svq-theshakykey440

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment

How do you get to have two VE3 call signs?

@ve3svq-theshakykey440

24 күн бұрын

I am not sure what it is like now but in the 1990s we could ask for a 2nd call primarily for contests etc. which is what my VA3 was primarily used for and still is.

@gammondog

17 күн бұрын

@@ve3svq-theshakykey440Sometimes we forget that call signs identify stations not people. My first license had two parts. One was the station license with my street address as the location for the “fixed” operation. The other was my operator’s license which listed my P.O. Box as the mailing address.

Super! Thanks for the encouragement. 73 K6KRG