Greetings:
I hope everyone found the class informative.
We discussed in detail the format of the course.
We introduced the the following characters:
E T A O N
We discussed in detail the format of the course.
We introduced the the following characters:
E T A O N
Practicing with random character groups is acceptable, but for those that do not feel up to playing scrabble, here are a few words that can be formed. Feel free to incorporate them into your practice texts. They are grouped into nouns, verbs, and other to make it a bit easier to try to form some simplistic sentences if you choose.
Nouns
ANN
NATE
OTTO
TEA
ANT (can be the insect, but most commonly is the typical abbreviation for ANTENNA)
NET
TEEN
TONE
TON
OAT
Verbs
EAT
ATE
TOOT
EATEN
Other
A
AT
TO
ONE
NOT
TOO
TEN
ONTO
NOON
TAO
NEAT
NEATO
I'm sure there are more words, but those should help get everyone started.
Do not hesitate to "reintroduce" the new characters to your study partner. Transmit the rhythm for that character, then announce it with voice. Do this several times.
The receiving student should be listening to the rhythm and REACT by writing down the character immediately. Avoid overthinking. Allow your brain develop an automatic reaction to the rhythm. Avoid counting dots and dashes. Avoid trying to analyze what you heard. Just hear it and react. If you don't react right away, stay relaxed and react to the next character. It is normal to miss a few characters especially new ones as you are learning.
Inform your study partner which characters you tend to miss, and have them feed a lot of that character to you in their next transmission. You are a team that must work together to communicate, just as you will need to do to make QSOs on HF. The more repetitions you get with the characters you struggle reacting to, the better you will be able to develop those quick subconscious reactions in your brain that we are looking for.
Further along in your practice sessions, start transmitting entire words, and even short phrases. Then the receiving student can read back what they were able to copy. Pay attention to which characters are getting missed, and feed more of those characters in the next transmission. Don't hesitate to "reintroduce" the troublesome characters repeatedly as necessary.
The first class was well attended, but there were several students missing. I realize that people have lives, and missing a class can happen. I'm not here to scold anyone, point fingers, or dole out punishments. That said, I cannot stress enough how important it is to attend class.
MISSING CLASS IS NEVER A GOOD IDEA.
It may be unavoidable from time to time, but it is your responsibility to make yourself available and show up.
Missing
a class need not be the end of the world. If you find yourself in a
situation where you miss a class, it will be CRITICAL that that you MAKE
extra time in your schedule for EXTRA PRACTICE. Falling behind will
make it more difficult to learn the code. Do yourself a favor and put
in the extra time immediately to catch up with everyone as quickly as
possible.
Instead of the typical two or three 15 to 30 minute practice sessions per day between classes, you should at least double the length of your practice sessions and add more practice sessions for several days after missing a class.
I
have structured the classes themselves to be as forgiving as I'm
reasonably able to make them to accommodate those who are forced to miss a
class once in a while. There is only so much I'm able to do in order
to accommodate someone who misses a class, yet still keep the rest of the
class moving forward.
We
are extremely blessed that a couple of hams were able to record class Session 1 and forward me the mp3 file. I am publishing this file
for everyone to use.
Learn Morse KC Session Ø1, July 8, 2Ø19 Recording
The quality of this recording may not be ideal, but it should be more than good enough.
I am hopeful we will get a lot more sessions recorded, and with improved quality, but there are no guarantees. I could try to record, but I already have too many things to juggle during a class than to be worried about recording them too. Having someone else record them helps me tremendously, and helps you because I'm better able to focus on teaching the class.
I am hopeful we will get a lot more sessions recorded, and with improved quality, but there are no guarantees. I could try to record, but I already have too many things to juggle during a class than to be worried about recording them too. Having someone else record them helps me tremendously, and helps you because I'm better able to focus on teaching the class.
I will be posting links to this and any future recordings I receive on the course blog:
See everyone for Session 2.
I will be beginning tonight's class with a quick review of the material covered during Session 1.
73
Mark
NRØR
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