copying code

[john]

And better yet, go to head copy.

you WILL reach a plateau sooner than later copying with a stick...

John K5MO



At 12:00 PM 6/19/2009, Mike Langner wrote:
>Hello John and the list !
>
>I think this is what you're looking for.
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> From my 1957 edition of "Learning The Radiotelegraph Code."
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>Originally devised by the Signal Corps.
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>My 2 cents also is to skip this part and go directly to cursive if speed is
>the intent.  I can do these "block capitals" up to about 17 wpm, but with
>cursive script, I'm in the high '20's.  Now if I could just read my own
>writing. . .
>
>Good luck!
>
>Mike/
>K5MGR
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>John,
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>Back in the day, I had to switch from block letters to cursive while
>transitioning from 13 wpm to 20 + wpm, so I suggest skipping the block
>letter method entirely ;-)
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>Mark KX8XX
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>On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 12:37 AM, John N. Ritter <jnr at nwlink.com> wrote:
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> > I dimly remember a page in the ARRL publication "Learning the
> > Radiotelegraph Code"
> > that shows the correct way to form block letters when copying code by
>hand.
> >  Could
> > anyone confirm this and maybe send me a scan of the page?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > John
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