[CW] ?"Morse Therapy"

[Danny Douglas]

HAHAHA Those Egyptian ops were the very best.  British trained, and I always
swore they used some kind of keyers.

Danny Douglas
N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB
All 2 years or more (except Novice)
Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred,
I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for
those who do.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Andrews W5EGO" <mikea at mikea.ath.cx>
To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [CW] ?"Morse Therapy"


> 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
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