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
>>>>
>>