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Originally Posted by Richard Stouffer

Bill, you are over estimating my CW. When I'm doing really well I can barely copy 15WPM. The bigger problem is that I can't key to save my life. Here at the base station I use my SDR radio's CWX and type the QSO. QRP is going to expose my fraud.
I guess I'll have to buckle down and practice on the paddles.

So between now and the time I'm ready for that QSO we can both practice.

OK Richard sounds like a plan I will practice my cw get busy on a QRP rig and we can hack up the airways I always use a straight key have never got use to using paddles, My 706 has a keyer built in so I should try to get use to that too. I had a hard time with 13 wpm and I use to copy 20 wpm with ease. It will come back I'm sure. Keep me posted on how the build is going.