Subj : Test
To : Craig Healy
From : Russell Tiedt
Date : Thu Apr 05 2001 03:32 pm
->> code practice, which I have not had time to use recently as I am busy
->> rebuilding my system after WINNT and a Linux gotha I missed trashed a
->> partions, a sorry state of affairs..
CH> Ouch! Problem I found with the tapes is that you eventually memorize
CH> them. I have a great old Heathkit morse keyboard with a random
CH> practice
CH> mode. I'd bet there are many programs, even DOS, for code practice.
CH> I
CH> wrote one years ago for the old TI-99/4A. The machine was so slow it
CH> couldn't send over about 13wpm..
Will get around to looking as soon as my system gets back to normal.
->> CH> I don't know the testing regimen, but 5wpm shouldn't be hard.
->>
->> I believe that one has to send at 5wpm for three minutes and recieve
->> a message correctly sent a 5wpm over a 5 minute interval.
CH> 5wpm is almost lobotomy speed. Should be able to do that pretty
CH> quickly.
Just need to learn the code, and get the hand muscles syncronised.
->> Over the years I have aquired enough manuals for the learning part, n
->> need to get an updated version of the new Laws of the Land
->> regulating Ham Radio in ZA land. These have changed since I last
->> looked into getting a HAM Radio Lisence.
CH> Must be something on the web, somewhere. Does your local radio
CH> society
CH> have a web site?
Yeah, noticed they sell the legal booklet quite cheap, will order it.
Russell
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