From: "Gary Wiltshire" 

On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:01:36 -0500, Doug Bryce  wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:16:46 -0500, "Gary Wiltshire"

> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:13:02 -0500, Phil Payne
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>> > Pure numeric data capture on clean well-prepared
forms.  Perfect
>>> conditions.
>>>> > Ready for it?
>>>
>>>> > She managed 25,200 correct key depressions in an hour.
>>>
>>>> I had mine measured not long ago. It's less than a 1/3 of
that, and I
>>>> consider myself pretty quick.
>>>
>>> Remember - pure numeric on a numeric keypad with one hand while turning
>>> documents with the other.  There's almost no hand movement involved.
>>>
>>>
>> I was amused watching a telegraph operator defeat the world's cellphone
>> texting champion on Leno (or was it Letterman?)
>
> That was Leno.  I think someone here posted a link to the video (I
> still have it here....as a ham operator - same as the two gentlemen
> involved with the code portion - I found it quite interesting ).
>
> Doug
>

I remember my dad doing that when he was a ham years ago.  He was part of
the communications effort after the big Alaskan earthquake years ago.  He
taught me Morse as well but I have to say I've forgotten about half the
letters -- it was a long time ago.  Does the ham license still require
code?

--
Gary Wiltshire

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