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I completely understand! Nothing wrong with that, I love paper logging too. FLE is the only electronic logger I like since it feels kinda similar to paper logging 😂 73!

It’s roughly the Long Island CW Club (LICW) protocol- here’s a link to a PDF of it: longislandcwclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LICW-QSO-Protocol.pdf Good starting point for a rag chew, and of course can be adapted as desired :)

@@w4arb Aaron, yes I know LCWO and spent 30 min there in the morning and 30 min there in the evening trying to up my ICR....and work on words; so far 3 letter words. I've been a licensed Ham for a long time, but languished in VHF/UHF until I heard Charlie in AZ? (might be NM) communicating with a guy in Canada. Yep, cw, and Charlie was using a little itty bitty radio. That fascinated me, enough to begin studying for General and a deep deep dive into Morse. My goal is to become fluent in it....but at 70 I might be dead before fluency haha!

That’s awesome to hear! I fully believe you can become fluent in it. It takes practice, but you’ll be surprised once you learn a little and get on the air, it’ll get easier quickly. There’s something about using it real-world that makes learning speed up. Jump on and make contacts as soon as you can copy your own call! Hah. I’ve never met a CW op that minds mistakes or slow speed. We are just happy to have contacts. Hope to hear you on the air!

@@w4arb Too kind. Well my first step will be VBand when the USB interface gets here....then hopefully in February I'll pass the General. BUT I just noticed that 6 meters is open to CW and Technician license. So I have been studying 6 meter antennas. Funny, there is a Yeasu 710 Field sitting here, a Xiegy x5105, and an FX-4CR en route and I've never transmitted on HF. I must have high hopes to pass the exam haha!

Very cool! You also have CW privileges on 10M, 15M, and 40M as a technician. 40M is especially a busy band in the mornings and evenings.

I do! It’s a great QRP tuner, especially for the price. I believe you’re talking about Charlie with the Red Summit RF channel. I love when channels do that CW on-screen too. While I just can’t spend the time to do it for every video/QSO, I am planning to start showing my log/text of what I’m writing/typing down. Should have a good example video of that coming this weekend. 73 & thank you for the kind words!

@@w4arb That's him :) Aaron, thanks for the link to the protocol. That will help me follow you cw wizzes! Showing your log/text (or the scrolling ticker tape), well anything helps us learn.

I’d have to go back and listen to be sure, but normally I send “NIL” for Not In Log or “NIL SRI” to add a sorry on the end. 73!

man what a fantastic question 😂 it’s been there for MONTHS! i should just take care of that one day while i’m there haha

@@w4arb Just a joke. I learn a lot from your cw qsos, TU

@@w4arb Wow, bad joke. I listened to you CW and learn a lot for my own activations. 73 Paul

I thought it was a great joke, made me LOL literally. Catch you on the air again soon my friend! Hope you’re staying warm up there

Do it! Haha I been using the PC more often lately. Paper logging still has my heart though

Thank you sir..Hope you’re staying warm up there! 73

Love it! Sounding good on that straight key. That’s a skill I haven’t mastered 😂

Always happy to slow down! & happy to slow down key speed too if asked QRS :) That’s great about hearing words, that’s when CW starts getting a lot easier. I plan to stay warm the next few days and get back out later in the week once it warms up a bit. 73!

Always good to hear you man! I feel you, we don’t get enough cold weather down here to be used to it. 73!

Thank you & 73 my friend!

The rails are made by 918 Products on Etsy. He doesn’t always have the aluminum ones in stock, but every now and then you’ll see some pop up. 73!

Thank you! 73

It is an original ordered directly from BG2FX. 73!

@w4arb looks good :)

That’s very impressive progress in 6 months! I have been operating CW nearly daily for almost 3 years and I can do 30 WPM for simple contest exchanges. Copying random text is much more difficult. I can only do about 18-20 WPM with random text. I find that as you practice, your vocabulary of words you instantly recognize expands. In my opinion, you’re learning very quickly. Quicker than I have. Thanks for watching and hope to catch you on the air one day! 73 my friend

@@w4arb thank u bro, u make me claim! First time I thought that I'm stupid. Now I believe in myself again and will continue practice! I hope in 6 months we will meet in qso (I want learn 1 year before first qso, so half year I already learned and half remained). Thank u and 73 de R2SEI, SK

@@Alexander-n2jI think that is great progress for 6 months. Even with daily practice it is a skill that is hard to learn. I have played around at learning CW like 5x in my life and never seems to stick to memory. I’ve been watching a lot of CW videos like this to just get used to the sounds picking out the Dits and Dahhs and breaks in words. Keep up the hard work. It’ll pay off.

@@fighting17chicago thanks a lot! I wonder when some internet guys said they learned morse for 2 weeks... Maybe they ment alphabet 🤣 so I will continue. I learned English at school and German & French in university. But morse is much more difficult... But maybe because I was young when studied languages, but now Im 42.... The retired old shit 😭😢🤣

@ we aren’t old!!! I’m 40 and feel like I’m 25! Yeah I can see people claiming to have learned Morse in 2 weeks, but they aren’t proficient. Most people that claim that have never keyed CW in a live situation.

Thanks for the feedback & for the contact! 73

Congrats on starting your CW journey! It’s a lot of fun. I would say tips depends on how you like to learn. If you enjoy learning in a group/class, Long Island CW Club has some great classes. If you (like me) like learning by doing, I used the Morse Mania app to learn the sound of the letters and then started chasing Parks on the Air activators on the air to practice. Getting on the air as soon as you can is the best teacher! Don’t be afraid to mess up. We all have been there and we all mess up still. Most of all enjoy it! 73

Thanks for the info. I did join long Island cw club

Thanks Paul! 73 & catch you on the air 🤘

Hah! I was certainly caught off guard. But a little snow ain’t gonna stop me!

That would certainly work! I was caught by surprise this time. Great to hear you’re back, it’s amazing the resurgence CW has had the last few years. 73

Thanks for watching, my friend! 73

@@w4arb ubetchya

Thank you & 73!

That’s awesome! Congrats on starting your CW journey. It’s a lot of fun. I use Field Notes as my log book and a cheap pouch from Amazon that holds it, pens, CW key and such. Here’s the link to the pouch: amzn.to/49BpsnO

@ awesome! Thank you!

Heck yeah! 40m is ole reliable. Always QSOs to be had on 40.

Same to you my friend!

I’m sure it is! Our winters are typically pretty mild. Stay warm & 73!

Agreed!

Awesome! Condx weren’t too great, but still got through! 73

Thank you Jim! Morning is my favorite time to operate. 73 & catch you down the log!

Happy new year! & Yikes, hope you stay warm. 73!

I feel it…went out this morning and it was 23 🥶

Very nice! It’s a winning combo 🤘

Agreed!! 73

TU & 73!

Thank you! It’s a fun way to key. Good cooties are hard to find for portable work. The N3ZN is my favorite in general, but I also have a KN4YB that works pretty good too, and it’s a lot cheaper so less reason to worry about taking it out in the field haha.

I know, it really is a beast of a whip! That coil should work great on 30/40 for you. & thanks for the contact! Happy new year

Yeah! I was thinking of the Workman one but couldn’t remember the name of it. Thanks for sharing! This whip is cool and fun to have as an option, but Mag Loops are my fav and will get more use. You just can’t beat the setup time! I’ve been working a good bit of 10m DX with my Alex Loop the last few weeks too. 73!

@@w4arb I had some sudden onset high SWR issues with mine. I just resoldered the shield connection to the BNC. I hope that fixes it. If it doesn't, I'll go with a new connector. I really like the strain relief one he uses, though. I have a lot of miles on my 17' whip. My only beef is it's a hair short for 20m. MFJ, I think. I just need an alligator clip with a few inches of wire and call it a day. If the rain permits I may do some Straight Key Night ("Night") POTA activating tomorrow. May not call POTA, just SKN and try for 10.

Interesting, I had an issue with mine where the center pin of the BNC connector broke off. I cut off the whole connector and soldered on a new one, and haven’t had any more issues since. I figured it was just a fluke. Sounds like a fun activation, hope the weather cooperates for you!

@@w4arb Yup, had to cut off the connector and re-terminate. Seems okay now.

Good deal! We must have gotten ones from the same batch 😂

Thank you, 73 & happy new year!

Thank you! Here’s the link to the paddles I use most of the time: www.modernmorse.com

It’s pretty sweet! 73 & happy new year Spencer!

It goes up to 10W max, but I run it at 5W.

@@w4arb super cool!!!!

That’s awesome! Elevated verticals always perform really good. I still use the Alex Loop more than anything else though. It performs good enough and takes 3 mins to set up. But a full size elevated vertical always brings the pileups!! Great to hear you, surprised I could while using the vertical! 73

Oh and if you ever come down to activate in tuskegee, hit me up!

Thank you & 73!

Thanks! 30m is an underrated band. 73

Thank you for the feedback! I’ve been trying to show the setup more, especially when it’s a new/different setup. Glad to hear about your 705, it’s such a great field rig. It just works with no fuss and does everything. 73 & hope to hear you on the air soon!