CW #2: LCWO Lesson 2: U

Here we go with lesson #2 at Learn CW Online- LCWO  This time I am pround to announce that I can decode the letter U. Again I was working a 15 words per minut WPM, and had a duration of 5 minutes. During Lesson #2 I was given 115 letters to decode and I decoded all 115 letters but I did not get a 100 for the score. Instead I got a 99.2% That is because when I was typing in the letters I accidently typed a Y instead of a U. I decoded it correct but I made my mistake when I was putting my results in the lesson window. Anyway enough with the suspence here is what I did today:

KUUUU MUUKM UUKKK MMUKU KMUUK UMKKU UKUMU UMMKK KUMMK MUKMU KKUMK UKMUM MKMUM KKMMU KMKKM KUKMU MMKKK UKKUM UMUKK MMMKU MKKKU UUMKM UMKKM

As you can see I included my mistake. I just typed in the wronk letter. Oh well what is done is done. I still got above a 90% so I get to move on to Lesson 3!

So far from doing 2 lessons my average score is---- 98.75% The goal for Lesson 2 is to make that 98.75% a little bit higher. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that I will pass every singe lesson. There will be times where I have to take a lesson several times to squeeze out a 90% needed to move on to the next lesson. 

In the comments section below tell me the character that you had the hardest time to learn?

As always you can reach me at Aaron@K5ATG.com

Stay Radio Active America

'72

Aaron K5ATG

CW #1: LCWO Lesson 1 K, M

 It's been awhile since I operated in CW. Now first things first, I am not able to send CW using a key paddle or anything like that. I use a keyboard. Now before you starting doing a witch hunt and yelling at me "Cheater Cheater Cheater" I want you to dial in and listen to a CW contest. I bet that at least 90% of the people that you hear tapping 599! 599! What I can barly hear you for your signal is weak and conditions are terriable but your report is 599! are using a keyboard or macros. Does it really matter as long as the mode and frequency are getting used? 

Tonight I started getting up to speed with receiving CW. I feel that copying CW in the noggin is really fun. My hearing is shot and my attention span is about as long as a NHRA Top Fuel Drag Race. So I us an app as an backup. 

My preffered place to practice learning CW is Learn CW Online (LCWO). LCWO has so many different lessons and options that its really easy to customise everything for you. I typically go at 15 WPN, that is a good range for most QRPers. 

I'm goiing to go over all of the letters that I received and which ones I got wrong. With LCWO, they want you to advance to the next lesson if you make a 90% or above. So here are my results:

KMKKK KKMMK MKMKM KKKMK MMMMK MKMMM KKKMM MMKKM MMMKM MMKMM KKKKK KMMKM KMKMM KMMKM MMKMM MKKMK MKMKK MKMKM KKKKM KMKMM MKKMK MKMKM

I received 115 characters and I missed 2 (The two letters in red above) so I ended up with a score of 98.3%. Thats high enough to advance to Round 2. I can't wait! All of the lessons on LCWO are randomally generated. So there is no use in copping down my answers above. I like to write or type the characters as I receiver them. So as I decoded I just typed them down in this blog post. My line is thinking, if I have to type or write, I might as well put it in a blog post and entertain somebody. It was kind of fun putting this in a blog post so check back often and critize me ofr my lack of progress. Subscribe to this blog to be updated. Leacve any comments that you wish in the comments scetion below. Email me at Aaron@K5ATG.com

'72

Aaron K5ATG

Equipment Log #1

sBITX

Got my sBITX operating and I could get only 5 watts out. I still have to find out what is going on before I am comfortable with operating.  

KX3

Been unable to find the microphone for the KX3. I found a power cable for it, its homebrew and works just fine. I put Anderson Power Poles on it because I use those for all of my equipment.

As always feel free to leave any comments

You cna contact me at Aaron@K5ATG.com

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