For the bonus homework:The session includes abbreviations and pro signs. I’ve attached two PDF files. qcodes.pdf has a nice half-page of common abbreviations and some Q codes used in nets, fsd218.pdf, from ARRL has pro signs on the fourth page. Welcome, Session 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, […]
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1) Prepare to send QSO information about the weather, rig (if you don’t have one, what you would buy with unfettered use of the CW Academy AmEx card), and the year you became a ham. Examples: WX IS HVY RAIN AND WIND TEMP IS 50RIG IS KX3HAM SINCE 2015 “ES” is often used as an
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In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, session 11 is divided into copying segments: [Your callsign] de k6rbur rst 579 nr sf name rob hw? [Your callsign] de k6rb k [Your callsign] de n3jt ur rst is 5nn <bt>qth mclean va ? Mclean va <bt>op is jim de n3jt [Your callsign] de w1rm <bt>ur rst 569 569
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Session 10 covers Q, X, Z and <BK>. The audio file (thank you again, Mateo) is here – 25cpm rate, 7wpm Farnsworth spacing. Welcome, Session 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, session 10 is divided into copying segments: K, J,
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Session 9 covers 0, 8, J and K, and introduces the first pro-sign, <BT>. The audio file (thank you again, Mateo) is here – 25cpm rate, 7wpm Farnsworth spacing. Welcome, Session 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 <BT> is the notation for a pro code.
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Session 8, introduces the letters B and V. (Thanks, Mateo, for sending out the Lesson 8 mp3 file that you can listen to on headphones.) In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, session 8 is divided into copying segments: B, V, 7, 9, / (five times each) vote, at, view, wave, pave, save, vow, valve, solve, volt, vault,
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Session 7, introduces the letters G and P, the numbers 7 and 9, and the / character. (Thanks, Mateo, for sending out the Lesson 7 mp3 file that you can listen to on headphones.) Welcome, Session 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 In the official CWOPS
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Session 6, introduces the letters F and Y. F is the reversed L. Though it sounds distinctly different, some folks have difficulty between the letters the first few times. (Thanks, Mateo, for sending out the Lesson 6 mp3 file that you can listen to on headphones.) Welcome, Session 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07,
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