[CALV-ARES] Words per minute

[Donald Kirby]

Hi Brian,
Good Information, Thanks
73, Don


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KB3WFV" <kb3wfv at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 12:44 AM
Subject: [CALV-ARES] Words per minute


>
> Hello all
>
> I was researching something else and came across some interesting
> statistics about words per minute. Understanding these numbers may
> help station operators who are passing messages during communication
> events.
>
> People comfortably speak and hear at 150 to 160 words per minute
>
> People can read at 250 words per minute and  proof read at 180 words per 
> minute
>
> People comfortably write at 22 words per minute while copying
>
> People who are professional typist can type at 50 to 80 words per minute
>
> People who two finger type average 27 words per minute when copying.
>
> Ham radio operators average 30 words per minute with Morse Code
>
>
> I found it interesting that none of the means for translating speech to 
> paper
> are faster than the speed that people can talk at
>
> This information leaves me with two observations:
>
> A message transmitted by voice can be sent and received faster than any
> other means of transmission.
>
> If a message is to be copied to paper the Transmitting station needs to
> remember that he/she is talking:
> 6 times faster than the Receiving station can write and ...
> 2 to 3 times faster than the Receiving station can type.
>
> Brian
> KB3WFV
>
> PS: There are 220 words in this email, How fast did you read it ?
> It should have taken about one minute.... 73!
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