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2020-10-06

CWA Beginner – Session 7

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 Beginner Book, session 7 is...

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2020-10-02

CWA Beginner – Session 6

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, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,...

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2020-09-28

CWA Beginner – Session 5

Session 5, introduces the letters M and W, the numbers 3 and 6, and our first punctuation, ?.  The question mark has a very distinct and musical sound.  It’s also fun to do on a paddle with repeat: hold for two dots, hold two dashes, hold two dots, release.   (Thanks, Mateo, for sending out the Lesson 5 mp3 file that you...

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2020-09-25

CWA Beginner – Session 4

Session 4 introduced the letters U and C.   In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, it’s divided into copying segments: R, H, D, L, 1, R, U, C (five times each) chat, chair, chin, chart, ouch, couch, touch, such, teach, reach, sun, son, hold, told, sail, rail, tail, nail, oil, soil, toil, coil, rain, cause, sauce, toss, toll, tall, tell, cell, call, NC5A,...

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2020-09-22

CWA Beginner – Session 3

Session 3 introduced the letters D, H, L (my favorite Morse letter), R and the numbers 2 and 5.  In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, it’s divided into copying segments: O, I, S, R, H, D, 1, 2, 5 (five times each) all, tell, tall, deal, the, their, doll, dell, hall, hill, hole, load, lead, late, later, seal, sell, sole, she, shed, her,...

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2020-09-19

CWA Beginner – Session 2

Note: In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, session 2 covers the letters I, O, S and the numbers 1 and 4. With more letters, we can make more interesting words. It’s divided into copying segments: T, E, A, N, I, O, S, 1, 4 (five times each) TON, TIN, TIE, TOE, NO, NOT, NOTE, IT, AT, ONE, NEAT, NET, NIT, TOES, STONE, TEASE, NOISE, ONE...

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2020-09-15

CWA Beginner – Session 1

Note: In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, session 1 covers the letters A, E, N and T. It’s divided into copying segments: T, E, A, N (five times each) TEA, TEE, EAT, ATE, AT, TAT, TEEN, NEAT, TEN, NET, TAN, EAT AT, TEN, ATE AT, TEN, AT TEE. And sending segments: TEA, TEN, NET, TEE, EAT AT TEN, AT TEE...

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2020-09-11

CWA Beginner – Welcome Message

Note: I’m advising a Morse Code (CW) beginner course and wanted to capture my notes, questions that have come up, as well as making updates and corrections. Overview My primary goal and hopes for the course are to help make it fun and encourage you to make CW friends on the air.  The CW Academy beginner course structure is thus:...

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2020-09-08

Replacing a noisy radio fan in my Kenwood TM-V71a (and ICOM 208)

I have had some interest in experimenting with satellite radio. Typically you transmit on one band, receive on another. This can be done with two radios, but I wanted to keep things simpler and use one. I happened to find someone selling a Kenwood TM-V71a mobile radio for an attractive price. It’s a nice radio, but when I used it...

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2020-08-15

Moroccan Couscous with Roasted Vegetables and Feta

Recipe from Cooking Classy, my changes in bold. Ingredients 1 large red bell pepper, cored and diced 4 medium carrots, peeled, then halved through length and sliced fairly thin 1 small red onion, diced into 1-inch chunks 1 medium zucchini, halved through the length and sliced 4 Tbsp olive oil, divided 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 2 tsp minced garlic (2 cloves) 1 tsp...

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