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Discussion in 'Amateur Radio News' started by NW6V, Mar 22, 2023.

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  1. NW6V

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    The first entirely new book on CW in decades, The CW Way of Life, is now available on Amazon in paperback and kindle versions.

    https://www.amazon.com/CW-Way-Life-.../ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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    Announced on just March 7th, only two weeks later, CWOL is already getting rave reviews on Morse code-oriented sites:
    • "A modern-day seminal work on CW."
    • "My only regret is that I didn’t have this book when I started learning Morse code."
    • "Congratulations on a great and inspiring book."
    • "If you like to understand WHY then this book is worth the price..."
    • " It should be “recommended reading” for all newcomers to morse code."
    CWOL’s unique curriculum combines techniques dating back to the time of Morse with modern training principles to create a learning system like no other. The most important component is you! No computer is needed!

    Subjects covered include:
    • How your brain turns sensations into thoughts.
    • Morse’s true rhythmic nature - harmonics - not ratios!
    • How to ride the "dit train" to fluid keying.
    • The lost technologies of code talking and speed-keying.
    • The true cause and prevention of Glass Arm.
    • How to read and write Morse like music - on paper."
    CWOL is an enlightening read for ANY ham.

    73 Chris NW6V
     
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  2. K7QB

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    Interesting article. I've been pounding brass since 1972 and this book sounded interesting enough to purchase it for my Kindle. I'm looking forward to reading it. 73
     
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  3. W6AER

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    I have just purchased my copy as well.
     
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  4. W1YW

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    CW as a philosophical enterprise?

    I would be interested to see an MRI of brain activity during high speed CW..:)

    Chris should have had his callsign on the book cover...MO.
     
    Last edited: Mar 22, 2023
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  5. NW6V

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    It's on the back cover.
     
  6. KQ1V

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    Pounding brass since '85 as a Navy Radioman, ironically, with the very same model Key, Code, Morse, Flameproof, US Navy, Mark 1, Mod. 0. Congrats on the book. I think it would have been, more clever, if NW6V typed up his QRZ write up in code! :D
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    MO
     
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  7. NW6V

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    Here's a new way of writing Morse called "Double-D Notation" - dD I use and teach in CWOL.

    Read it to yourself, saying the dit and Dahs.

    D-dddd-dD-Dd-DdD-ddd ddDd-DDD-dDd D-dddd-d ddd-ddD-DDd-d-ddd-D-dd-DDD-Dd

    DDddd-dddDD DdDd-dddd-dDd-dd-ddd Dd-dDD-Ddddd-dddD

    (stupid software removes the multiple spaces between words- ARGH. Makes it hard to read) sorry...
     
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  8. W7ASA

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    Thanks for the heads-up. I'll be downloading in for the Kindle. I wonder whether it can be had in audio format - IN MORSE ?! ;-)
     
  9. VE7VXO

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    Sure you can. First, convert your kindle file to plain text. Then use KY8D's perl script called GUS_MORSE to generate .wav or .mp3 files from the text file which you can listen to on an mp3 player.

    https://starling.us/free/morse/gus_morse.txt
     
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  10. W7VO

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    I now more about CW, it's history and physics than I ever did before!
     
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  11. K6VOX

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    Should be required reading in Public schools!
     
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  12. KT4PH

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    It sounds like a very interesting read, I'll try and order it later when I can be sure it won't be charged to the business account I use for work.

    73
     
  13. VE9KK

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    I purchased the Kindle version and am very much enjoying it. I have been struggling with head copy for some time but after reading a section of the book seems I am listening to hard and paying to close attention to CW. His speed train analogy made perfect sense to me and I will leave it at that as to not give up one of the many pearls that are within the book.
    73
    Mike
    VE9KK
     
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  14. W3AMT

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    I just ordered one also.
     
  15. VE6CLG

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    It’s been an interesting read so far, not too far in, but already lots to think about.

    73
    cal
    VE6CLG
     

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