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

[Art]

Ron - I will do so.  All of my manual typrwriter and RTTY stuff is long 
gone, replaced by bits and bytes and I don't know what all.

By the way, not sure of you caught the reference to Don Marquis' great 
writings on Archie the Cockroach.  I am too young (65) to remember it 
directly but my father, born 1908, was a fan from the start.
Art K5FNQ


On 4/30/2010 7:30 AM, Ron Zond wrote:
> Art and others.
>
> just looking over old stuffin "Inbox", and wondered if you were aware that
> there
> is a font called "Telegraper's Mill"?. Do a search on Google, and if it
> turns up hitless,
> send me an email with subject "Telegrapher's Mill Font", and I can send you
> a copy.
>
> Ron
> K3MIY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On
> Behalf Of Art
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 10:50 PM
> To: CW Reflector
> Cc: George Allgood
> Subject: Re: [CW] Copy speed (Was: Straight key vs paddle)
>
>
> ALL CAPS - Wow! someone must be copying Archie the Cockroach?
> Art K5FNQ
> (with apologies to Don Marquis)
>
> On 4/19/2010 1:56 PM, George Allgood wrote:
>    
>> Speaking of MILLS.......Is there anyone, anywhere who knows how to find
>> one??
>> I've checked all the "usual suspects", and have come up dry.   Would love
>>      
> to
>    
>> add one to
>> my shack.  (All CAPS OF COURSE)
>> Geo. W4GFA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "DANNY DOUGLAS"<N7DC at COMCAST.NET>
>> To: "CW Reflector"<cw at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 2:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CW] Copy speed (Was: Straight key vs paddle)
>>
>>
>>
>>      
>>> Had you ever copied for military, government, commercial radio stations,
>>> Capitals are the only thing that would have been acceptable.  Remember,
>>> the
>>> hard copy was not for the operator, but the other people who had to read
>>> it.
>>> Much of the "learning" phase of copying code (really meaning to copy on
>>> paper) was to learn to print the received iformation so it could be read.
>>> That is one reason, at about 15 wpm, most of those teaching facilities,
>>> moved the student to a MILL to type out the code, as a majority of
>>> students
>>> couldnt print that fast, and learn the code at the same time.
>>>
>>> Today, I still print out (by hand) the major info in a QSO -- such as his
>>> name, qth.  I make notes of antennas, rigs, etc, as I do so, also.  My
>>> memory has never been good enuff to try to remember all that stuff the
>>> other
>>> guy sends, at 40 wpm.
>>> Danny Douglas
>>> N7DC
>>> ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB
>>> All 2 years or more (except Novice). Short stints at:  DA/PA/SU/HZ/7X/DU
>>> CR9/7Y/KH7/5A/GW/GM/F
>>> Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred,
>>> I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for those who do.
>>> Moderator
>>> DXandTALK
>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk
>>> Digital_modes
>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_modes/?yguid=341090159
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Derek Wills"<oo7 at pan.as.utexas.edu>
>>> To:<cw at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 1:02 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [CW] Copy speed (Was: Straight key vs paddle)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>>> Gawd, it never occurred to me to print capitals rather than
>>>> use cursive - don't confuse me!
>>>>
>>>> Derek
>>>> aa5bt
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