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echo: amateur_radio
to: Roy Witt
from: Daryl Stout
date: 2013-01-01 01:21:30
subject: Re: CW Was: E-mail

Roy...

 RW{at}> The guy above said not to learn it letter by letter, but to learn it
 RW{at}> word by word. Each word has it's own sound, if the code is sent fast
 RW{at}> enough, He finally admitted to reading 30-40 words/min...

  At a central Arkansas hamfest several years ago, they had a "CW Shootout
At High Noon". Floyd Bumpus, N5EL, and Dennis Schafer, W5RZ, tied at 55
wpm!!

  A funny CW story was where a fellow ham was using Ham Radio Deluxe to do
CW with his computer (he knew the code, but not fast enough to work some
of the bands). He was working a ham on 40 meters, and the guy sent "15
wpm. Not bad...can you go faster??". The ham said "just a
second"...moved
his mouse, and tweaked the setting to 99 wpm, and resumed typing!!

  The other ham noted "that was solid perfect copy"...to which came the
reply "it takes a lot of practice" (hi hi).

Daryl, Wx1DER

... I CQ. Therefore, I HAM. -- DE WX1DER
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