Wednesday Experimenter's Group - RD Contest Wrap + CW + More
00:03:13 - Remembrance Day Contest Wrap-Up
00:04:15 - With first timer Ron VK7WRC
00:07:00 - Ron's preparation before the contest
00:11:40 - Ron's observations during the contest
00:16:20 - Ron's observations after the contest - Ron's Flower-Squid 3D Printed Antenna. Thanks to Ron for his observations.
00:26:30 - With second timer Jim VK7JZ with new callsign with his observations. Jim doubled his number of contacts in two locations. Thanks to Jim for his observations.
00:41:10 - Jim VK7JZ observation about home antennas with 2m/70cm need to be outside.
00:44:10 - Analysis from seasoned RD contest participant Justin VK7TW
00:47:30 - Analysis of VK7TW's station setup and why
00:50:30 - VKCL analysis charts
Channel Mens Shed Video of their involvement in the RD Contest - / 1621949608381766
00:55:30 - Great video from Scott KW4JM - 5 points if starting to learn CW from his years of learning: • Morse Code if I Could Start Over Again
00:57:00 - 1). Loose the visual - ditch the paper with the dots and dashes on it - one more mental process - audible learning
00:58:00 - 2). Use Koch-Farnsworth Method
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https://www.aa9pw.com/ham-morse/
Koch method is the playing the characters at the speed you want to learn (eg. 24WPM) - AUDIBLE LEARNING - as you reach 90% or better accuracy you move on - it is also the sequence you learn the characters in namely - KMRSUAPTLOWI.NJEF0Y,VG5/Q9ZH38B?427C1D6X
01:02:50 - Farnsworth speed - intercharacter and interword spacing is varied. Character speed is maintained but spacing is varied to lower the WPM rate - The Farnsworth method is named for Donald R. "Russ" Farnsworth, also known by his call sign, W6TTB who introduced “exaggerated spacing” to provide thinking time!
01:04:00 - 3). Loose the Pencil - head copy - character recognition - word recognition - sentence
01:05:20 - 4). Use Wordsworth - K1IG George Alison - Farsworth for words - lift the text from a news article or other stories - exaggerate the spacing and speed up past what you want learn - hearing words http://www.oh3ac.fi/QST-Wordsworth.pdf
01:06:40 - 5). Practice Head-Send - send something you know by heart - practice sending regularly - daily
01:07:30 - MFJ - Morse Code - Breaking the Barrier - Dave Finley N1IRZ bought back in 2001
01:09:30 - Ludwig Koch - Gestalt or form of the letter and 10/12WPM is a good place to start and the sequence. https://longislandcwclub.org/wp-conte...
01:13:30 - Ham Morse IOS application supports the Koch-Farnsworth method
00:17:20 - Space Weather Report
01:17:40 - Future Events - next week is a Special Streamed Forum on Optical Communications (NOT WHAT WAS SAID IN THE VIDEO).
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