[CW] Copy speed (Was: Straight key vs paddle)

Alfred Lorona w6wqc at dslextreme.com
Mon Apr 19 16:40:35 EDT 2010


Hans wrote:

> Navy Radiomen didn't know what the heck a pencil was. Everything was 
> copied
> on an Underwood Model 5 typewriter, no lower case.
"snip"

Copying code on a mill was a blast. I copied cw from high speed press 
stations during WW11 for a daily mini newspaper for the crew on board the 
ship. In no time at all my speed increased to 60 wpm. I couldn't find any 
faster speed stations. If you're going to need hard copy, a mill or a 
computer keyboard is the way to go. It's the easiest and most efficient way 
to copy.

73, AL



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