Session Ø3, July 12, Recording

New Characters Introduced this session:

S R I


 Comprehensive list of all characters introduced so far:

E T A O N R I S    Ø



Abbreviations covered this session:

R   (Roger)



Comprehensive list of all abbreviations, discussed so far:

ANT (Antenna)
R (Roger)


We can now begin to practice copying a few callsigns that use the number Ø,
a couple examples:

NØRIT
AAØON

Go ahead and free form any suffix using any of the introduced characters.

I recommend practicing mostly with American prefixes for now.  Those are the ones new CW operators are most likely to work at first.  We will practice a few foreign callsigns later in the course. 

Scrabble List:
(some sample practice words that can be formed from the characters introduced so far.)

Nouns	Verbs	Other
strait	stare	I
stress	roost	a
stain	store	to
nest	sire	it
test	raise	in
roost	earn	so
store	sear	is
Ann	tire	its
Nate	are	on
Otto	see	or
Ron		not
Stan		one
ear		at
tire		no
		as
		too
		into
		our

Concepts discussed:

It is absolutely critically important to practice, especially practicing on the Raytown 145.17 MHz repeater with other humans.  Remember, spending too much practice time listening to a computer program or a recording has the side effect of training your brain to ONLY copy one very regimented style of sending code.  Humans that use morse code over the radio will not do that.  We tend to vary from person to person slightly.   If you do not train yourself to copy those variations, you will struggle when you try to make contacts on the air.  It's best to train for that inevitable eventually from the beginning.  The best way to do that is by practicing with as many other human beings as reasonably possible.


That is where #LearnMorseKC shines.  Do not cheat yourself out of the most enjoyable part of this course.  Practice on the 145.17 repeater with your classmates.  You will NOT regret it.

Practicing on the repeater has the additional advantage that I may be able to monitor your practice session.  Having your practicing monitored will allow me to confirm that you are developing good habits and training those into your subconscious brain.  It is far easier to correct a small problem early, rather than allowing it to develop into a bad habit that is much more difficult to break.


Session Ø3, July 12 Recording.

See Everyone Saturday at 7pm.

Mark
NRØR