Tom,

A couple things come to mind....

First, what about copying some of the w1aw transmissions?  I don't recall their
schedule  but I know they have slow practices on alternating days.

There are also some CW programs.  I did a search on Yahoo and came up with a
page with a bunch of different programs and other CW resources.  It is:

http://www.ac6v.com/morseprograms.htm

Good Luck to your XYL.

Steve
Lansing, MI
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 7:12 PM
Subject: cw practice help


Helllo, Folks.

Does anyone know where I might find a good on-line code practice program
that contains qso segments such as those that you would typically encounter
on the ARRL code exam?

I am working with my XYL, who is trying to upgrade from Technician to
General.  She is now to the point where she knows all of the letters,
numbers, punctuation, and pro-signs, but needs to work on quicker
recognition of the characters as they are sent in a typical qso.  I have
been sending her random groupings, and she's getting better, but both she
and I think it might be helpful for her to work with materials that would be
more similarly formatted to the actual ARRL license exam.  I have made up
sample qsos myself already, but she has heard most of them somewhere along
the line, so I am now looking for an alternate source.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.  She is planning to try the code exam
at our next local VE license exam session to be held in late March.  She has
done the code exam twice before, and the last time, missed it by only one
character, so she is getting close.

Thanks much as always, and best 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ