[CW] Morse proficiency

[John T. Mudd]

I had a friend years ago that knew a Navy weatherman.
He would put on only one side of the headphones and
carry on a conversation with his buddy while typing
WX reports at 45wpm.

de W0TLO
John

On Tue, 27 May 2003 20:11:24 -0400 "gergea" <w4gfa@bellsouth.net> writes:
> I never saw it, but heard tales of one of the FCC's  Bureau Chiefs 
> who could allegedly carry on a cw conversation at 40+ wpm and talk 
> with people in the room at the same time.    Angelo Ditty ran the 
> Atlanta FCC office for some years.    He also conducted ham radio 
> exams in Atlanta and in other regional locations.   Ditty was always 
> cordial and had the ability to calm nervous candidates for ham 
> tickets.  He was less
> jovial and strictly business when meeting with commercial broadcast 
> people.
> Ditty became something of a legend......whether it's all true or 
> not.   
> Geo
> W4GFA
> 
> 
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