[CW] Ham Code Speed vs. Commercial Code Speed

[Gene Buckle]

> David, when you say there are operators who copy at 55, is that really
> copying, or just getting the gist of things?  To me, copying means
> putting it 100% perfect, on paper.  I copied 50 wpm circuits for short
> periods of times, but it sure wears on one.  My buddies across the hall
> were copying at 100wpm, with paper tape running thru a machine and
> showing dashes/dots which then had to be copied out to a mill.  Now,
> that was FAST code in those days.

100WPM?  Ye gods man.  At that speed you're not a cw operator, you're a
meat modem. :)

g.