Howdy Brother, glad you and yours are still kicking! Thanks for giving CW a nudge. I keep hoping that the Pers.Net will pick up my signal warbling over the waters.
A quick Q: I came across a post from 2017 (“AmRRON Sked for God and Country”) that used “CQ CQ AMN”. Is AMN still the preferred use?
Agreed, MLK, that is a good code for everyone to know and use…although I don’t know how happy the FCC would be! People can find the Tap Code on N6CC’s great website (N6CC dot com).
73 VC RS43
If you already know how to do AmRRON digital operations (FLdigi &etc.) then the BEST skill you can focus on in the next few months is conversational Morse code. Having BETTER than voice comms without the burden of a computer is VERY handy. Oce learned, your Morse skills should last for life and travels with you everywhere.
Thanks for that, Popeye! — and you are so right, both about the importance of the skill and the tools that one can take with them *and maintain while on the run*. I confess that digital is my bane; I need a lot more practice and more than a bit of help, but I keep at it because I know its importance. However, when the Schumer hits the fan and I have to skedaddle pronto, I know that the ever-present wee CW kit in the bottom of my bag can be used anytime, anywhere. I am not as confident about the laptop: it could be months or even years on the move before I find home — will the laptop survive? I would probably be better off selling it or trading it for something, confident about the station buried out of sight.
Your comments remind me to spend more time on the conversational side of CW. 73 and thanks! ..
Howdy Brother, glad you and yours are still kicking! Thanks for giving CW a nudge. I keep hoping that the Pers.Net will pick up my signal warbling over the waters.
A quick Q: I came across a post from 2017 (“AmRRON Sked for God and Country”) that used “CQ CQ AMN”. Is AMN still the preferred use?
73 Viva Christo RS43
The Vietnam Prisoner code table is a much better tool. It makes anyone a key operator.
Agreed, MLK, that is a good code for everyone to know and use…although I don’t know how happy the FCC would be! People can find the Tap Code on N6CC’s great website (N6CC dot com).
73 VC RS43
Technically, we are not attempting or intending to send secrete communications. We are not required to use morse code only.
The wife and I use this as needed. We use Dashes for rows and dit for column. One exception the Letter C is -… K is -..-
Using the dash to distinguish between C and K.
This is only for my wife and myself as required.
The smaller the group, the tighter the code. Good luck!
VC RS43
If you already know how to do AmRRON digital operations (FLdigi &etc.) then the BEST skill you can focus on in the next few months is conversational Morse code. Having BETTER than voice comms without the burden of a computer is VERY handy. Oce learned, your Morse skills should last for life and travels with you everywhere.
73 de Popeye …_ ._
Thanks for that, Popeye! — and you are so right, both about the importance of the skill and the tools that one can take with them *and maintain while on the run*. I confess that digital is my bane; I need a lot more practice and more than a bit of help, but I keep at it because I know its importance. However, when the Schumer hits the fan and I have to skedaddle pronto, I know that the ever-present wee CW kit in the bottom of my bag can be used anytime, anywhere. I am not as confident about the laptop: it could be months or even years on the move before I find home — will the laptop survive? I would probably be better off selling it or trading it for something, confident about the station buried out of sight.
Your comments remind me to spend more time on the conversational side of CW. 73 and thanks! ..
VC RS43
Recently got an Elecraft KH1 to keep in a Faraday cage. It only transmits CW so I will be practicing again.