[CW] K6KPH Code proficiency transmissions

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Ken,
   
  Another program I forgot to mention is WordPad, a useful utility that's supplied with Windows OSes. (Tnx George, KC1V, for reminding me of that.) 
   
  If you set WordPad to Wrap at Ruler, use Times New Roman as the font and a type size of 14 (for legibility), you will get 66 characters to the line. 
   
  Two more items that just came to mind (Hey! It's been a half century!), is that in radio school we used double spacing between lines and the typewriters were ALL CAPS, no lowercase. For those not familiar with the old mechanical typewriters, each had a small lever that provided limited control over line spacing. 
   
  Acting as the devil's advocate: I'm sure many (if not all) of us realize one could easily "qualify" for any code run (ie, how about an 80 WPM run?) by using any one of the readily available pieces of software that copy CW. One could paper a shack's wall with all sorts of certificates, including "diplomas" from a diploma mill.  
   
  But then, can one stand and deliver?
   
  73,
   
  Paul / N1FB
  

Ken Brown <ken.d.brown at hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
  K6KPH was Q5 on 15, 20 and 40 meters, here in Hilo today. I did not 
check the 80 meter frequency. I got interrupted just as the 15 WPM 
transmission was ending and the 20 WPM was beginning. Twenty WPM is the 
level at which I have an endorsement sticker back in 1988. I have tried 
for higher speeds, without quite making a solid minute of copy, so far. 
When I got back to the receiver, they were up to 30 WPM and I found that 
handwriting was giving me more trouble than copying the code, so I tried 
to use the PC keyboard. This is the first time I have tried using a 
keyboard to copy (except just call signs and grid squares in contests) 
and I do not do very well. With practice I think I could get better, and 
it would be preferable to handwriting. I started using "notepad" which 
did not insert carriage return/line feeds automatically. I wonder what 
other people prefer as a word processing program for copying code using 
a computer keyboard?

DE N6KB

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