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by M0JHA on September 23, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
hi, iv been using cw only now for some time (12 months or so ). Got myself to around 12-15wpm on good days but im not concerned with speed right now im just enjoying myself on the key. My mic has been put away and i would not consider going back on the mic unless it was for a bit of vhf work but im very very rarely interested in vhf stuff. I tend to stick on 40m 2 watts to a loop and loving it. thing is i think im addicted to it .. i can be sat in the living room or in the kitchen and im sure i can hear dits and dahs. just everyday noises can seem as if its code sometimes. if my son is playing on the pc and it makes a few noises iv heard random letters ... strange stuff.. am i now officially mad or just a cw junkie?? billy uk

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by KE4ILG on September 23, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Yes you are quite mad indeed. Those random cw signals are being sent to ME. So stop eavesdropping on my QSO's with your refrigerator and just concentrate on 40 mtrs. While your at it kick in a few more watts and then maybe we can have a QSO. 73, Mike.

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by KN1W on September 23, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie worked for me, this blocked all unwanted CW signals.

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by WB5JEO on September 23, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Random letters is no problem. When it starts making sense, it's time to worry. When it starts to send your call, it's worse. When you start answering it with signal reports, it's too late.

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by KB2FCV on September 23, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Oh man, when i used to stay up the entire 24 hours for ARRL field day and worked most of that running CW, I would hear CW everywhere until I went to sleep. Any background noise and there was CW in there to be heard.

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by AF3Y on September 25, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Dont feel badly, after many hours of CW while trying to get the FT5GA guys on Glorisio, I can hear CW every now and then,in music, in dogs barking, lawn mowers running, etc.. hi (But, I DID get the QSO with FT5GA!) Yep, I probably AM nuts! 73, Gene

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by N4NLQ on September 27, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1965 - Intermediate Speed Radio Operator (Intercept) School - 5 hours a day CW practice with 3 hours Teletype practice thrown in to break up the grind. By the time I got to 15 WPM I dreamed in CW and was copying it in my sleep. Walking fire watch I could also hear guys "dit-ing and dah-ing" in their sleep. And yes, while awake, any random noise sounded like CW. The washout rate was pretty high. I did finish the school and to this day I still don't care much for CW. I guess when it's forced on you it makes a difference. I didn't go for my ticket until 1972 and then only as a 5 WPM Technician so I'm currently a 5 WPM General. Sorry CW guys, but it's not for everyone. Allan, N4NLQ

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by W4YA on September 27, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
After hours in a CW contest, my toilet flushes "CQ TEST."

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by WA9UAA on September 28, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Billy, When I was studying for my General here in the states I went down to the area of the clothes washer and dryer. As the dryer squeaked my brain tried to interpret CW from the noise. You are not alone! 73, Rob WA9UAA

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by KA3DNR on September 29, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Precisely Field Day does it for me too... Whenever a toilet flushed I could swear I was in the middle of a pile-up. m

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