ei7ijbApr 30, 2023
The topic to read tonight before bed will be 'CW - Koch & Farnsworth'. I'm using the Koch method to learn Morse Code and only heard about Farnsworth mentioned by other OPs. The read tonight might give me new pointers that I might have overlooked or not looked at all in my pursuit of learning CW in 100 days. I'm also attaching a snapshot of topics to read next week. A new list will be published every Sunday. I appreciate your feedback on the same. #1001nightsinAmateurRadio #CW100days
Show threadAndreas, DJ3EI, he/him

@ei7ijb What is now called Farnsworth is an old method to learn #MorseCode known to Edison. It reliably produced a nasty plateau ("glass ceiling") at about 10 wpm = 50 cpm.

Koch researched this and realized (to sum it up) this plateau was the switch from thoughtful decoding to subconscious.

So he did away with Farnsworth and invented his own method: True speed 12 wpm = 60 cpm from the start WITHOUT add'l Farnsworth pauses. This forces subconscious.

My https://gitlab.com/4ham/koch-method-real-words/-/blob/master/README.md has more.

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