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Hello Peter, Whatever I expected these CDs to be, they certainly weren’t what I
expected. But, in the interest of learning Morse code, I listened to the first
Mental Block Buster CD. Suddenly, my typing showed flashes of speed I thought
myself incapable of. Still, I figured I had the wrong CDs for me—I must need
recorded CDs of material, Surely? Well, on to learn letters "m" et
al. Today I learned the alphabet and numbers; took about thirty-five minutes.
It's not perfect yet, but I have tried for more than thirty years and never got
past "F"! You know, I believe there is something deceptively simple
about this....I think it could help the receiver in football, the player making
foul shots and three pointers, the baseball batter, all those high pressure
things. Seems like the first step in learning is to relax. Well Peter, I don't
understand it, I never would have banked on it, but there's something to it! I
have for years prayed over the sick, I pray over the cars after i fix them (I'm
a mechanic), so I know things can be true even if I don't understand them. I
appreciate what you've done for me, really opened up the world! Fibber McGee and
Molly is coming on the radio, so that's all for now, Shannon Boal
------------- Dear Mr. O'Dell, I wanted to write and thank you for your CDs. However, I
wish you had not posted your disparaging message on your web site about learning
5 wpm. Nevertheless, I tried to become a ham 40 years ago, when I was 10. It
didn't work. Today, I passed the CW test after using your test, as well as
computer practice with a program from ARRL. The CW Mental Block Buster II not
only addressed the desire and fear about learning CW, but it has helped me relax
considerably, in what is one of the most stressful times in my 20+ years of
being a neuropsychologist in practice. EG, managed care, business pressures,
professional pressures, etc. Your CD reminded me of an Ericksonian therapist I
saw in graduate school when the dept chair was po'd at me and threatened to kick
me out of the program. I developed psychosomatic stress problems from having to
hold a lot of anger in, in order to graduate. You've probably heard this story
before. Anyway, now that I've passed the CW test, I still plan to listen to your
CDs to plan for the future, instead of letting external forces plan for me. My
code can only get better as I talk with McElroy in my head. Again, TNX and 73,
Bob K4RLC
--------------- Hello, Peter, I have been half-heartedly trying to improve my CW for quite a
long time. I saw your ad in QST and decided to give it a try. I was a bit
discouraged by my lack of success (due partly to my half-hearted efforts) and
was amazed to discover that my last CW contact was January 1989! Talk about in a
rut! I had bought the MFJ-418 pocket code tutor and was using it some with
Farnsworth ON at 22WPM and overall speed set to 10WPM. It seemed to be going
so-so, but when I received your CDs business picked up! I followed the
instructions in the manual and, even though I have not yet gone as deep as I get
when I am absorbed in a book and become oblivious of my surroundings, it seems
to be working! After going through CD 1 twice, I went through CD 2 a couple
of times and got on the air. I find myself copying QSOs that I would not
previously attempted. The only problem I'm having at this point is getting my
fingers to work fast enough. I think that will come with time, when the circuit
from brain to hand speeds up. I think that it was money well spent!
---------------- What can I say but THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. Today was one of the best
in my recent memory as I have finally passed the 13wpm exam after 8 tries! Why I
am so excited? Look at the date of your note to me. I received both your CDs
on Feb 18 and ran them twice a day until today (Feb 24) where I listened to
Speed Code 20 only. For 5 of the 13 WPM exams, I missed by 1! Today I did not
miss any, and now can add a /AA to my call sign until my new call sign arrives.
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