| Barrier | Solution | |---------|----------| | | Switch to head copying; increase speed temporarily to 25 WPM, then drop back. | | Confusing similar characters (e.g., S=..., H=...., 5=.....) | Use minimal pair drills in SRS. | | Fatigue | Limit sessions to 15–20 minutes, 2–3x/day. | | Poor sending rhythm | Practice with a metronome or side-tone generator. | | Lack of real-world context | Join live Morse nets (e.g., CWOps, SKCC, or Morse Chat on Discord). |
This process is too slow. It creates a bottleneck that makes it impossible to exceed speeds of roughly 5 to 7 words per minute (WPM).
Now that you know the characters, you need to increase density. Farnsworth spacing sends characters at high speed but spaces them out. This prevents you from counting dots.
While the skill lies in the mind, the hardware provides