Tumalo Mtn SOTA | Beginner CW Practice | Summits on the Air
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- Hiked up Tumalo Mtn with Roscoe the Dog for some ham radio fun. I got a boat-load of morse code contacts and some Summits to Summits. My CW is slowly getting better. I gave a stab at including translations of the code for other beginners to practice on. Some callsigns took me longer than it should. Always a little harder in the field.
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Thank you for taking the time to write out the code. It's feally helpful for those of us who are learning and practicing.
Thank you! Good luck with your Morse journey!
Thank you for posting this! I just finished my first CW ops class. I got started in sota last year with my icom 705 and doing single side band. I had a goal of wanting to start to do activations this year using CW. It’s nice to be able to close my eyes and try to decode the signs, that’s still kind of tricky. It’s also good to know that if you only get the first couple of letters, people are still patient with you. 73, K7AMJ
Still working through this video with my eyes closed, and just hearing it. TY for sharing the views and the early CW for those who haven't mastered. I still can't yet imagine being on the receiving side of blind callsigns, on top of various band conditions. Hope to catch you sometime soon on a summit. 73's.
I love to hear that you're using this video to practice. I'm slowly getting better at callsigns. I still miss a lot of the middle part of the QSO. I can pull out signal reports and calls though.
My CW Academy instructor mentioned something that I really like: A quick QSO is like passing someone on the street and saying "hi how're you". You might not hear the whole interaction, but you walk away knowing it was a friendly one!
73 de Tim N7KOM
107 miles! Great contact. TNX fer the contact. 73, Troy KF7SEY
I was surprised to make it over the mountains to you! Thanks for the QSO! 73
Thank you for your video.
The ticker tape at the bottom was very helpfull.
Thanks for watching!
Sweet video. I'm glad your showing your CW. Most people would cut most of that out. It really shows real world CW contacts and some of the beginner struggles. I'm a new CW operator and going through the same things. Keep it up. I enjoy the videos. I need to put you in my ham alert for next time your spotted. 73 Kyle AA0Z
I don't show it all the time. I got some better quality cw audio on this one so decided to include the full QSOs. My first try at building the side scroll... lotta work. Probably won't do it for every video 😂 73 de Tim N7KOM
@@N7KOM Just put the call sign and be done with it. The scroll is a lot of work!
Thank for posting this. I am currently learning so this is good practice to hear the exchanges!!
Glad it's helped! I've come a long way since making this video. Keep practicing and good luck with your morse journey!
Love the video especially the subtext, thank you.
Thanks!
Great Video ! Great SOTA ! Inspireing !
TU 73 EE
Really enjoyed this - thanks for sharing! Good looking dog. PS - I like the CW part - nice breaking from 'normal' learning means.
Thanks!
Nice to see people slowing down and spacing on their repeats, especially the S2S. I used to panic when I'd get a S2S call. Lol! Working SOTA and POTA has me up to 25-27wpm now. Nothing like getting on the air to help your CW improve. I still activate around 18-20 so as to not scare off new operators. Keep up the good work!
BTW at 10:04ish he's sending you a 56N, not 54N. 👍
Thanks for the comment! Yeah I've missed a bunch of S2S when I was first starting just because I didn't realize what it was 😂
Awesome! I can see your code speed getting better! Beautiful spot. See you on the air soon, DE KD7LX
I just started the basic CW Academy course. Going to try really hard to get better at catching callsigns on the first or second time. Hope to QSO soon! 73 de Tim N7KOM
@@N7KOM The more activation's you do the better its gets.
Danke für daš tolle Video und Leistung.73,de Jozef.OE1CJG.😊😊😊
TU 73 EE
Hey, you were in my neck of the woods. I love this area, and was glad to see you activate Tumalo. And to top it off, you got K6ARK. Great job. Looking forward to more videos of your activations. 73. (W7OXN)
I'll be in the area in September if you are interested in a Joint Activation. I need to hit up the Pine Mountain area summits. 73! de Tim N7KOM
@@N7KOM I would love to, but have never activated. But if you let me know, I'll at least spot you, maybe even go up for support.
I just got my ticket last Monday and I'm already studying for my general, just to play with QRP, POTA, HF bands, CW and SOTA 73
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I found the general test not to be too bad. Bigger question pool than the tech though. Good luck! Also, as a technician, you do have access to 10 meters phone if you know someone with a radio that does that. Have fun! 73 de Tim N7KOM
I don't know to many, people but definitely it's my goal to knock out all three classes this year so I can have access to all of the bands. I mainly want to get into it strictly to do more with littlest equipment and kg6hqd videos inspired me to get outdoors seige it to have fun. Since then I became obsessed with it, watching ppl on TH-cam get out there with a rig and I want to do the same.
I will do thank you, 73 to you as well
Man you’re doing great with Cw man. Notice the guy sent 72 instead of 73? Qrp way of saying 73;) very glad you aren’t afraid to get out there and do Cw while learning. The rest is down hill. 73/72 Tim
Thanks! I'm taking the second CW Academy course this fall. Hoping to up my headcopy game. 73!
@@N7KOM vry gud. You can try lcwo also until then. I start out with the Morse machine on their site at 27 wpm. Then move on to call sign training at 25. It will probably give you a good boost for cwa.
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Beginner CW? Pretty darn good for what you say is, "Beginner. " Nice video and very good CW.
Barry, KU3X
I'm flattered! Still slowly improving on my cw... Thanks for watching!
Excellent, video, well done on your cw skills, and I have just subscribed de Ei2iP.
Thanks! Hope to QSO sometime. 73 de Tim N7KOM
Thx. nice educational video. 73 pd1mm
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Keep at it mate . Your doing great de Vk2icj..
I'm hoping to do CW on the air one day soon. Have been practicing copying a lot but it's so hard. Especially copying call signs. I see people are really patient when you ask them to repeat their call sign. Are they usually this patient? If they are, it'll make a lot less nervous about trying it out.
Yes. If you are doing a SOTA, put something like "first CW, big spaces pse" in the comments field. Run at a slower wpm speed and chasers will slow down for you.
Enjoyed ur video ops. Question: what is ur key? what kind of antenna? tnx vy much. Bob
I use a cheapo 3d printed ebay key. On this activation I was running a trapped End-Fed Halfwave. 73 de Tim N7KOM
@@N7KOM Tnx Tim....key sounds great. Glad you had a successful activation. Bob
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Hah Thanks! Hope to QSO soon!
Nice place and dog! Clear Rx. What band are you worked un the video? LU8HRW
I was working mostly 20m that day. A little bit of 40m. TNX & 73! Tim N7KOM
You inspire me. Hoping soon to receive/send like you. Also great to contact k6ark
You can do it!
Hello, error at 4:46 it's not 559. It's 5NN. Good sota! F4IGG
It's a lot of work doing the text, so I probably just a typo or a miss when copying things around. Hope to QSO soon. Thanks & 73!
What does 'DE' mean in your initial CQ? Does that mean FROM since your call sign was after.
Correct! So if I was calling a specific station outside of a SOTA or pileup context, I would say " [station callsign] DE N7KOM "
@@N7KOM Cool, thanks. Beautiful activation location.
Great job! Love the video and of course all the wonderful CW, hope to see many more! de AC0PR
Thanks 73!