{"id":12994,"date":"2015-10-14T10:02:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T14:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/?p=12994"},"modified":"2019-12-14T10:08:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T15:08:21","slug":"beginners-corner-october-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/beginners-corner-october-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner&#8217;s Corner October 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I won!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I like watching a British Ham radio program called \u201cThe TX Factor\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.txfilms.co.uk\/txfactor\/\">http:\/\/www.txfilms.co.uk\/txfactor\/<\/a>.&nbsp; They announced a drawing in the September episode for a \u201cpocket Morse keyer\u201d.&nbsp; I decided to enter.&nbsp; On October 2, I received an email from the show\u2019s host telling me that I had won.&nbsp; I was excited.&nbsp; The host called me up a few days ago and recorded an interview.&nbsp; You can hear the interview at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.txfilms.co.uk\/txfactor\/txtalk.shtml\">http:\/\/www.txfilms.co.uk\/txfactor\/txtalk.shtml<\/a>.&nbsp; It was all very exciting.&nbsp; Part of the interview will be on the next show.&nbsp; Be sure to look on the first link for the next episode.<\/p>\n<p>My prize is a \u201cCG AntennaPK4 Pocket Memory Keyer&nbsp;\u201c.&nbsp; What\u2019s a pocket keyer?<strong>&nbsp; <\/strong>I had to look that up.&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12995 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/memory-keyer-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/memory-keyer-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/memory-keyer-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/memory-keyer.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is a device that hooks to your rig and can send pre-recorded Morse Code messages.&nbsp; I guess that in order to use it, I will have to learn Morse Code, often called CW.&nbsp; Well, I am close to retiring, and I wanted to learn Morse Code anyway.&nbsp; So here is my challenge to all new hams in GARS (and to us not-so-new hams, as well).&nbsp; Let\u2019s learn Morse Code together!&nbsp; Well, you say you are just a Tech licensee.&nbsp; No problem.&nbsp; You do have limited voice privileges on HF, and you also have several bands in which you can send and receive CW.&nbsp; Also, let\u2019s not forget that you can work any band, any mode in VHF, UHF, and above.&nbsp; There are many CW allocations there, as well.&nbsp; Knowing CW will open a new world of amateur radio to you.<\/p>\n<p>The nice thing about CW is it is no longer required for any ham radio license.&nbsp; There is no pressure to learn it.&nbsp; We can learn just for fun!&nbsp; We have several club members who work the CW bands almost exclusively.&nbsp; Most of us know two letters anyway.&nbsp; S is \u201cdit, dit, dit\u201d, and O is \u201cdah dah, dah\u201d.&nbsp; At least we can send \u201cSOS\u201d if we need to!&nbsp; I did get a Novice ham radio license in 1976, and we had to be capable of receiving five words per minute back then.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I was in the military at the time and they sent me to England where my Novice ticket was no good.&nbsp; I had made a goal to myself that when I retired that I would try new modes on the ham bands.&nbsp; Looks like CW will be the first one I try.&nbsp; Want to learn with me?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps some club members who know CW will rise to the occasion will share some of their CW learning strategies.&nbsp; If so, please pass them along to me.&nbsp; I will share what they tell us works for them.<\/p>\n<p>73<\/p>\n<p>David Harden, KJ4CMY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I won!&nbsp; &nbsp; I like watching a British Ham radio program called \u201cThe TX Factor\u201d http:\/\/www.txfilms.co.uk\/txfactor\/.&nbsp; They announced a drawing in the September episode for a \u201cpocket Morse keyer\u201d.&nbsp; I decided to enter.&nbsp; On October 2, I received an email from the show\u2019s host telling me that I had won.&nbsp; I was excited.&nbsp; The host [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[17,18],"class_list":["post-12994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beginners-corner","tag-beginners-corner","tag-newbie"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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