[CW] W6BNB's comments to FCC

[David Toepfer]

--- Donald Chester <k4kyv@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > Back in the 193O's, the FCC recognized that
> > > code is learned at 13 wpm so it increased amateur Morse Code
> > > speed tests from 10 to 13 wpm.
> 
> Actually, it was proposed to increase it to 12.5 wpm, but the FCC decided 
> the calculations for characters per minute for the code tests would be too 
> messy, so they upped it to the nice round number of 13.  I recall reading 
> that in some old QST's of the era.

Funny thing is, if you're gonna go with round numbers why not just go with 15
or even 16 to allign with Third Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate
(T3) [ http://wireless.fcc.gov/commoperators/t3.html ] Element 1 - 16 code
groups per minute.  I would even support that.

dt
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