2008-11-11 KARC CW Practice and CW Contest . NOW 5 WPM ... GZHNO JAPMB VHYLV UASFW KQHMP VWNSA GPFSE XNTTO SVWZL JZIFG AHQJY CWEVT XLJXK BKJKU QUBNU . NOW 10 WPM ... ENUEG FBLMX JPLLF BTOXV ERLDF YSEAL IZOGJ YOYCH WWVUR JUHOM ZTQYY HJIWX GFVJD BIFKM BJGHJ . NOW 15 WPM ... VTWRH RLKNN VVAAQ ZYRZH WPDSA QYMNH ZEHWC EIZAW IIPTH GLFLG CJDGL SCBVU OQZSU XLFFN LDKBU . NOW 20 WPM ... OWZLF RTZUT WSHZY EALFE ZHAQI RWKTS UTAHB GTBOO EAVEC EIYCY BKGQH BBWYT LXVDY NJGDM KSXOIA . NOW 25 WPM ... PCHBA RVUKL KZJVP GEQDJ TPEQJ OLBUE AGUWQ ANGWD AJDKN VEJWX QKSYE MXGBA OEKJA RYPZV CMBMK (Note: Due to my 2-metre transceiver timing out just before the end of the 5 WPM session, there was a short loss of cw. Also, the "a" at the end of the 20 WPM session was due to a technical problem which I believe I have now corrected.) Results: Bob VE3GLO -------------------------- NOW 5 WPM GZHNO JAPMB VHYLV UASFW KQHMP VWNSA GPFSE KNTTO SVWZL JZIFG AHQJY CWEVT XLJXK BKW.. TUBNU AR NOW 10 WPM ENUEG FBLMX JPLLF BTOXV ERLDF YSEAL IZOGJ YOYCH WWVUR JUHOM ZTQYY HJIWX GFVJD BIFKM BJGHJ NOW 15 WPM VTWRH RLKNN VVAAQ ZYRZH WPDSA QYMNH ZEHWC EIZAW IIPTH GLFLG CJDGL SCBVU OQZSU XLFFN LDKBU NOW 20 WPM OWZLF RTZUT WSHZY EALFE ZHAQI RWKTS UTAHB GTBOO EAVEC EIYCY BKGQH BBWYT LXVDY NJGDM KHXOI A NOW 25 WPM PCHBA RVUKL KZJVP GEQDJ TPEQJ OLBUE AGUWQ ANGWD AJBKN VEJWX QKSYE MXGBA OEKJA RYPZV CMBMK --------------------------- Bob Clarke (listener) ---------------------------- NOW 5 WPM AAA AAA AAA GZHNO JAPMB VHYLV UASFW KQHMP VWNSA GPFSE XNTTO SVWZL JZIFG AHQJY CWEVT XLJXK BKW (OFF THE AIR) TUBNU AAA AAA NOW 10 WPM AAA AAA AAA ENUEG FBLMX JPLLF BTOXV ERLDF YSEAL IZOGJ YOYCH WWVUR JUHOM ZTQYY HJIWX GFVJD BIFKM BJGHJ AAA NOW 15 WPM AAA AAA AAA VTWRH RLKNN VVAAQ ZYRZH WPDSA QYMNH ZEHWC EIZAW IIPTH GLFLG CJDGL SCBVU OQZSU XLFFN LDKBU AAA NOW 20 WPM AAA AAA AAA OWZLF RTZUT WSHZY EALFE ZHAQI RWKTS UTAHB GTBOO EAVEC EIYCY BKGQH BBWYT LXVDY NJGDM KSXOIA AAA NOW 25 WPM AAA AAA AAA PCHBA RVUKL KZJVP GEQDJ TPEQJ OLBUE AGUWQ ANGWD AJDKN VEJWX QKSYE MXGBA OEKJA RYPZV CMBMK ----------------------------- Ian VE3MUD ----------------------------- .NOW 5 WPM... GZHNO JAPMB USYLV UASL.W YQHMP VWNSA GPFSE XNTTO SVWZL JZIFG AHQJY YWEVT XLJXK BYW TUBNU .NOW 10 WPM... ENUEG FBLMX JPLLF BTOXV ERLDF YSEAL IZOGJ YOYCH WWVUR JUHOM ZTQYY SJIWX GFVJD BIFKM BJGHJE .NOW 15 WPM... VTWRH RLKNN VVAAQ ZYRZH WPDSA QYMNS ZEHWC ETZAW IIPTH GLFLG CJDGL SCBVU ZQZSU XLFIN LDKBU .NOW 20 WPM ... OWZLF RTZUT WSHZY EALFE ZHAQI RWYTE UTAHB GTBOO EALEC EISYY BKGQS BBWYT ALSDY NJGDM KIXOIA .NOW 25 WPM... PCSDA RLUDL KZJVP GEQDJ WEWEJ OLDU EGUWQ ANGWD AJDKN VEJWX QKSYE GXGDA OEKJA LYJZV CEGK ----------------------------- Ron VE3GO ----------------------------- 5 gzhno japmb vhylv uasfw kqhmp vwnsa gpfse xntto svwzl jzifq ahgjy cwevt xljck bkw tubnv 10 enueg fblmx jpllf bloxv eld f yseal izogj yoych wwvur jusom ztqyy sjiwx gfvjd bifhm bjgh 15 vtwrh ilknn vvaaz zyrzh wpdsa gymnh zehwc ei wa iipth c ly cjdzl scbvu ozzu gzffn ldkbu 20 ouzlf itzut whhzg ealfe zhaqe uihto utahb glboa eavec ecq bkgqh bbuyt lxody mjgdn g xya 25 pchba hl hzjip geqdj ----- otb agunf aj vew x m gba oe iyp u ------------------------------ John VA3GST ------------------------------ now 5 wpm . . . gohno japm bvh-- vahfw kqhmp -wnsa ghfse xntto svawl j-i-g ahqjl -wevt xljxk bkw-- tubnu. ne now 10 wpm . . . enueg fblmx jpllf btoxv erldf yseal izogj yoych wwvur juhom ztqyy hjiwx gfvjd bifkm bjghj now 15 wpm . . . vtwrh rlknn vvaaq byrz- wp--a qymnh ---wc eqaw- -lflg cjdgl scbvu oqb-u --ffn ldkbu now 20 wpm . . . owzlf rt--- ----- whoz- LOST now 25 wpm . . . pc--- ru--- LOST ------------------------------ Bill VE3NFU ------------------------------ NOW 10 WPM ENUEG FBLMX JPLLF BTOXV ERLDF YSEAL IZOGJ YOYCH WWFUR JUHOM ZTQYY HJIWX GFVJD BIFKM BJGHJ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Well, thanks very much to all the participants. The purpose was to stimulate some new interest in CW and I think it did that. Thanks also for the interesting discussion on the air following the CW session. Looks like we have some very impressive CW operators in our midst. It is one thing to generally be able to copy these speeds, but it is yet another to be able to copy precisely accurately. Very impressive! Perhaps our top performers would share some thoughts on how they developed their CW skills, and how much CW they now do on the air, etc. And to Bob Clarke, who is apparently not a radio amateur, maybe you should consider getting your amateur licence. How about coming out to a Saturday morning amateur radio breakfast? I'll buy you breakfast. The software I used to generate the CW audio is: http://www.f1orl.org/cwpeng.htm The interface is a bit unusual, but it is a very powerful system with a lot of flexibility. There is a lot of other CW software on the Internet. Thanks again everyone. Keep up the good work. Perhaps I'll try something similar next week. ... Phil VE3HST __________________________________________________________________ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca