CW

• 2026-06-07 — First set of CW paddles , and learning to call CQ in Morse code at 15 WPM.
• 2026-05-18 — CW as a lifestyle : daily Morse practice and POTA hunting, working toward being fully conversational on CW.
• 2025-12-10 — Shifted CW practice strategy toward head copy , aiming to master copying Morse in the head rather than writing it down.
• 2025-08-02 — Daily CW practice with the CW Studio app , working 10-20 WPM while hunting POTA activators.
• 2025-05-21 — QRP CW practice attempt during a Wyoming activation .
• 2025-05-03 — First confirmed POTA CW contact , after months of practice — three years earlier, working CW had seemed impossible.
• 2025-01-29 — Got a Quantum Spectrum DSP gadget and began dedicated daily CW transmit/receive practice.