Can I learn CW with LCWO.net?

[N4DSP]

Learn the correct way. Visit this site and read the info. This is the way to learn.

http://www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html

[GILGSN]

Learn the correct way. Visit this site and read the info. This is the way to learn. http://www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html

Not much information on the site... There is a "Pay Dues" button but no prices... Is that for membership? Is the training from members free? When and what does one pay for?
What about the 25wpm requirement, I guess it doesn't apply to students... Would members help me get to that speed?

Gil.

[PA0BLAH]

Yes you can.

Bob

[KK4CPH]

Learn the correct way. Visit this site and read the info. This is the way to learn. http://www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html

Not much information on the site... There is a "Pay Dues" button but no prices... Is that for membership? Is the training from members free? When and what does one pay for?
What about the 25wpm requirement, I guess it doesn't apply to students... Would members help me get to that speed?

Gil.

Looks to me like you join their academy (next one is Jab-Feb), learn the code, get your speed up to 25wpm, then get sponsored by 4 other members so you can be part of the club. 

Eric

[AB1LT]

I'm 54 and just started learning the Code a while ago.  I guess you never really stop learning.  Anyway, here's what I did.

I learned the characters and got up to 5wpm with G4FON.  I used Kotch type speeds:  dots & dashes at 15wpm speed, but 5wpm for letter and word speeds.  It starts you off with a few letters and you graduate to more letters as you learn until you are doing all the letters, numbers,etc.  I imaging lcwo.net would be just as good.

To increase speed I increased the dot & dash speed to 20wpm and started copying at faster speed.  I hit speed walls and then some time later the wall would fall on its own.  Taking a break for a week is OK and may even help, but never give up.

I ran into another wall where I was much slower copying random stuff like call signs.  Recently I started using lcwo.net and especially the Call Sign Training.  It's brutal but effective.  It gives you a call sign.  The next on is 1wpm faster or slower depending on if you got the last one correct or not.  So, it stresses you and keeps you just outside your comfort zone.  This really helped me.

[AC2EU]

Hello all,

Thought I'd jump in here with some of my experiences.
The code requirement kept me out of this hobby for many years since i was not sure if all of the effort to learn Morse code would be worth it.
I took all three tests at the same sitting and passed after a friend told me that there was no code! 
Now that I have been in the hobby for a couple of years, I realized I do want to learn Morse code now that I can see some of the advantages. Besides, I am rather competitive and it bugs me that others can do something that I can't do!

However, it's not an easy road at age 59. I try to do 15-30 minutes of copy practice a day now for about 6 months.
I am partial to the computer programs, since they allow me to practice on my own schedule. The two that I like the best are the G4FON and "just Learn Morse Code" (http://www.justlearnmorsecode.com/.

The second one has a 'mill" for typing what I hear @ 20wpm , then it grades me. very cool...

When I am "in the zone" , there is just me and the sounds. It's like an altered state of consciousness with extreme auditory focus. It definitely feels different.

I have not tried sending yet. I intend to hook up a keyer to the computer and have DM780 read out what I'm keying so i can be confident that my "fist" can be understood before I go "live".

Jim
AC2EU

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