I normally don’t include QSLs from stations whose calls require that the number be part of the word, but I’m going to make an exception in the case of WD0T:
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When I have lunch with my friends Paul, KW1L, and Rick, K8BMA, we inevitably start talking about CW at some point. Yesterday was no exception. After we had eaten our chicken chimichangas and shrimp burritos, somehow the new ARRL CW code proficiency certificates came up again.
Paul is still baffled as to how one can copy at 20 wpm “by hand,” much less at higher speeds. He says that he even went so far as to find a pen with the lowest friction so he could write faster. Alas, 20 wpm proved elusive with the low-friction writing implement, too.
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A couple of weeks ago, I worked Dave, AB0DK on 40 meters. As it turns out, he’s also a ham radio instructor and uses my study guides for his classes. Thanks, Dave, for sharing the joy of amateur radio with others and for using my books.
Lately, it seems like I’ve been making more instructor sales. If you’re an instructor, I do offer an instructor discount. You can order as many copies of any of the three study guides for only $10/copy. Email me directly for more details.
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