My  Page  2  Study  History 

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STUDY CHART FOR MY CW

LICW Club Page 1 Study History  from  Dec, 13 2019 - May 16, 2023

My Page 2 Morse Code Study History  from Dec. 13, 2019 to Sept 6, 2023

My Page 3 Morse Code Study History  from Sept. 6, 2023 to present study

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This page has some notable updates.   I do my daily updates in google doc for the few who will be interested in how I am doing at my daily progress.   This page has my notable progress points.

     7/26/23 at 13/5 -  M.C. World QSO  500HZ.   I would love to speed up, but I am still concentrating and using all of the Farnsworth spacing time between letters to decode Di's & Dah’s particularly on longer characters and pro-signs. This concentration does wear on the brain and takes rest or a relaxing change of activity to partially recoup.  I wish I could just speed up the shorter chr’s codes and spacing after them and just decrease Farnworth spacing for and after the chr’s that I still need more time with. 

7/31/23 at  14/5  -  M.C. World  QSO  500HZ.  Waiting for another breakthrough in speed and a decrease in Farnsworth spacing.  It is a real exercise of patience and stamina of keeping on trying after all the decades of me trying to learn code to the point of making it more useful.

8/6/2023  16/6 - A good challenge for my brain but Did well in the first QSO practice. Second practice was longer and did ok to good.  As long as it's a challenge and makes me use my brain, then there is a chance of progressing to be better, even if I am still needing Farnworth spacing.  Practice at  16/6 seems to be  my current practice range being a challenge but having success.

Aug. 7-8, 2023  - 16/6 - Challenging and I missed a lot but got enough.  So I did ok. So I plan to practice here until ready for a change.    The rate is fast enough that eventually I may not have to count but have a chance of starting to learn by sound, once that happens I will need less Farnsworth spacing.

Di Dah Day

Even if  I can't code without Farnsworth yet,  there is no reason to fret. 

Even if I can’t practice on the air,  the challenge is always there.

There will be a day, when any Di Dah I play, I will be what I want to say.  - K7VIQ

Aug.  16, 2023 -  M.C. World  QSO  500HZ  16/6  Received  &  Sent  Once.   A challenge but did ok., and almost good.   Sending: Need practice using QSO to practice sending using Kent & QRP Osc.  Don't forget to turn off the coin battery.   R x1 &  S x1

Aug 16, 2023 - I got a Gmail From Catherine Goodrich W4CMG from Nashville, TN saying: "Just took a peek at your QRZ page - you have all sorts of cool keys to play with!  Just keep at it, and when you're set to get on the air, let me know.  We can have a Kent-to-Kent QSO and exchange FISTS numbers.  No one says you have to be fast to get on the air, AND with FISTS, one can get a really cool patch - for free - after sending an email showing that you had a minimum 10-minute QSO.  We can definitely do that - if the propagation princess cooperates :) 73, Cathy W4CMG".    So I replied: "I will have to try to remember that.  A cool patch from Fists,  A certificate from LICW,  and a cool CW entry to add the online logs.  I had better get practicing."

Aug.  17, 2023 -  M.C. World  QSO  500HZ  16/6  Received  & Sent  Once.   Received good.   Sending was not bad, but I need to work on timing how long I hold paddles,  Thats OK as I know timing is my sending weakness.   My bad timing is why I use a paddle and could not learn music.  R x1 &  S x1  

Aug 20, 2023 - Morse code speed summary of CW skills:  I went through my study doc sheets to see about any needed study changes to help me learn code.  Looking at my practice log to see patterns.   What speed should I train at considering my learning limitations?  What is the minimum speed I can do but still get on the air?  

Sept. 6, 2023 - Study page  2 was getting long and I ordered a Morserino and thought it would be a good time to create a third page.   My Page 3 Morse Code Study History from Sept. 6, 2023 to present study.