Session Ø8, July 2Ø with Recording

July 2Ø, Session Ø8

Saturday Review Session.

All new material that was covered this previous week was touched upon.

We also spent some time discussing the big picture, and the plan for how this course will progress beyond simply introducing all the appropriate morse characters.  Once all of the characters are introduced, the current plan is to transition to a three days per week schedule instead of the current four days per week.  Note:  Your practice schedule should not waver just because all the characters have been introduced.  You will still need to practice hard for at least another month to be certain everything stick in your brain for the long term.  Make sure all of your hard work so far pays off by finishing strong.

During those classes we will start focusing on locking all the characters into the subconscious brain, and learning lifelong techniques to steadily improve speed, accuracy, and steadily improving one's ability to cope with distractions, interference, and various other challenges.

We will listen together to live HF signals over the air, and learn how best to practice by listening to and copying live signals.  We also discussed a plan where I will happily monitor the HF frequency copying both the student and the target station as a student attempts their first HF CW QSOs.  Making myself available over the repeater to offer advice and support during that first contact.  We will work together toward the day where each student spreads their wings to fly free.  This should help ease any first contact gitters, but also create an environment where the student can learn to operate their station with skill, precision, and efficiency.

We will also spend some class time discussing the many operating options available to a new CW operator.  Everything from casual ragchews, to breaking pileups, to various awards, to contesting, to morse skill, accuracy, and speed competitions.  Finally we will discuss how to become a morse code Elmer or Elmira yourself and pass along to others the skills you have learned.  Passing on your skills and knowledge is the foundation upon which Amateur Radio survives, and thrives.

As you can see, there is much to learn beyond simply learning the characters of Morse Code.

Session Ø8, July 2Ø Recording

See Everyone Monday at 7pm.

Mark
NRØR