I joined an #LICW class on "sending with paddles" earlier this week. It was really eye opening!

When I first started, I just couldn't hack Iambic B. For instance the letter A was completely impossible to send correctly. Came out as R every time.

During the class he called that out: "A is the one character you can't squeeze key. You need to slap it." (Ah Hah!)

I was suprised to find how easy it was to switch from A to B now that I have more sending practice.

#morse #cw

Just joined #LICW (Long Island #CW Club), to improve and hopefully find somebody to QSO with. Don't know if it my lousy antennas, the band conditions, or being at the bottom of the US (south FL), but I just can't hear very many stations. "If you can't hear em, you can't work em."

I get spotted if I call CQ, so hopefully when the Club CW Spotter site updates the LICW member list, somebody will hear me that I can hear.

WB0ZJJ

My K1USN Slow Speed Test contacts for the night. I went at a relaxed pace. Most of my contacts were with Long Island CW Club members who get together and help new people out during the SST.

#morsecode #licw

Ianis, YO8YNS just won the Gold metal while setting a new world record in the RUFZ (callsign receiving) Category B with a score of 311,192 points and a max speed of 1126 characters per minute. That is an equivalent of just over 225 WPM.

Here is Ianis YO8YNS demonstrating high speed CW reception at #CWOps Dinner, 05/16/2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es6rrKTbE7M&t=475s
#MorseCode #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #LICW

OMG, the Long Island CW club has a podcast!!

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2178813

#LICW #MorseCode #AmateurRadio