Ed,

I think I understand.  It sounds like you get a lot from context at the 
faster speeds.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 14:55
Subject: Re: Spelling


> Howdy Steve.  Well it depends on the speed your going.  when speeds like 
> 20
> or 25 W P M you do notice but when your copying around 50 or so it seems
> like talking, your hearing the trend of the qso and it usually makes 
> sense.
> once in a while I have to ask for a repeat if there is thrown in something
> such as a number or things like that but it is like talking, your just
> getting the trend of the conversation.  Hard to explain.  73
> Ed  K7UC
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 10:32 AM
> Subject: Re: Spelling
>
>
>> Ok, Ed, I can understand not breaking the letters into individual dits 
>> and
>> dahs, but if I spell the word "cat" as "c a h t" won't you notice that
>> I've
>> misspelled it?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:59
>> Subject: Re: Spelling
>>
>>
>>> Hello Gerry,  Yes it is best to do the spelling right as you indicate 
>>> but
>>> I
>>> guess the reason I don't even hear the spelling any more.  I just hear
>>> the
>>> words.  I have been using C W for close to fifty
>>> years and use it daily and a while ago one of my Grand kids ask me about
>>> the
>>> code, I had a hard time remembering the dits and daws of the letters.
>>> Funny
>>> how it works.  73 Ed  K7UC
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 5:28 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Spelling
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have been told to learn to spell in my CW conversations before.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 8:21 PM
>>>> Subject: Spelling
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I wonder if most the folks who complain about spelling are phone Ops.
>>>>>When
>>>>> on C W many of the words are cut to pieces and the message gets 
>>>>> through
>>>>> and
>>>>> they don't sweat the small stuff.  73
>>>>> Ed  K7UC
>>>>>
>>>
>