[Boatanchors] Elmer

[Rick Poole WA1RKT]

> Rick, I was licensed in early 1958 and the term was being used in 1958.

Good evening, John.  I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers!

> I was tested for the Novice exam by Jimmy
> Moss, SK , who had been a Press (News) CW
> operator during WW2.

My dad did the same thing back in the 1930's.  He could copy CW as fast as
he could type, which was around 60 WPM, and he could copy code by ear up
to about 75 WPM.  I think I do pretty well up to around 25 or 30, but I'll
never get within a hundred miles of what my dad could do.

Rick WA1RKT