[CW] ?"Morse Therapy"

[Mike Andrews W5EGO]

On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 01:01:15PM -0400, Danny Douglas wrote:
> At around 30-35 wpm, I copy slightly behind, drink a coke and carry on a
> conversation with someone else.  Beyond that, I pretty much have to pay
> attenton to what the guy is saying, to get it all down.
> 
> All I am saying is that people saying they copy at 40 wpm, yet cannot anwer
> a question asked, are NOT copying at 40 wpm.  They are skimming and that is
> just fine for what it is,  but why send at 35 if one cant respond to a
> question?  A primary rule of radio has always been, send only at the speed
> of the slowest operator, and if you are the slowest operator, send at the
> speed you can copy,  not at the keyboard speed you can send.  Any fool can
> set a computer up to send at speeds, far faster than they can type.  Just
> put the whole convrsation on a MACRO , and rip it out at 100 wpm, but dont
> complain if someone comes back to you at the same speed.

Amen! Just remember the story about the Navy op who sent "QRQ QRV" to
the Suez Canal station. Good thing his trick ended about 30 seconds
later and his replacement got to field the flood.

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin