[CW] Signal Corps Morse Writing

Sun Aug 1 19:09:21 EDT 2010

That stands for "Hunters and Killers" We need to talk directly for anything 
more.
I was a trainer for the 173, the 82nd and the 25th Inf Div, in "Nam"
When we weren't doing ground security for "Wild Bill"! For SOG stuff talk to 
the Witch Doctor!
JIM
WB2FCN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DANNY DOUGLAS" <N7DC at COMCAST.NET>
To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [CW] Signal Corps Morse Writing

> Hmmm never heard us called that (HK).  I was the communications NCO , B 
> team
> NCOIC.of special forces group in 1964, along with being the intelligence
> NCOIC, at the same time.  We were all trained in two MOS, as primary, and
> secodary, and then had training to assist in all other A team MOS's.  That
> was back when we were expected to drop in and train a batallion of
> gurellas -     Before Vietnam -- that screwed it all up.
>
> 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
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James M. Walker" <chejmw at buffalo.edu>
> To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 1:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [CW] Signal Corps Morse Writing
>
>
>> Hi David,
>> An HK is a (HUNTER-KILLER) AKA US ARMY Special Forces "A" Team
>> member. Light and heavy weapons, and demolitions and alternate CW
>> operator.
>> At the time they were recruiting "The BEST and the Brightest", I thought
>> it
>> was great to serve
>> my country, it was and I don't regret anything I "HAD TO DO" while there.
>>
>> As for the license I was in fact 15 years old sorry but your records are
>> NOT
>> correct
>> in that regard. I worked at WKBW and went to my last year of High School.
>> At
>> 16
>> due to no fault of my own I was given an option, join the Armed Forces or
>> spend two
>> years in Juvenile Hall, until I became 17, then one year in jail to make
>> it
>> to 18. I
>> chose ARMY. Some things you don't forget! My info is good and I KNOW 
>> Where
>> I
>> was and what
>> I was doing during that time.
>> Sorry, but your info is not correct in that regard.
>> Jim
>> WB2FCN
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea at arrl.net>
>> To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 12:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CW] Signal Corps Morse Writing
>>
>>
>> OK Jim, I'll bite if no one else would - what's an "HK"?  I thought
>> you were going to say that you were going to end up at RCA CW Station
>> Buffalo, NY WBL (North Tonawanda, NY) and man their 500 kHz station
>> for a while.
>>
>> There is a good article on WBL here - the only one on the Internet in
>> fact!
>>
>> http://www.imradioha.org/WBL.htm
>>
>> They have a picture taken in 2006 which shows at least one of the
>> towers still up - what a great site for field day!
>>
>> 73
>>
>> David N1EA
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 8:44 PM, James M. Walker <chejmw at buffalo.edu>
>> wrote:
>>> Took my 1st Radiotelegraph at age 15, passed it with the Radar
>>> Endorsement,
>>> and went to work at WKBW
>>> Radio, a year later I became an "HK" some folks will know what that
>>> means.
>>> "Witch-Doctor" knows and
>>> a few others, never got to be an R.O. Life throws curves that way!
>>> Jim
>>> WB2FCN
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: D.J.J. Ring, Jr.
>>> To: CW Reflector
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 1:06 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [CW] Signal Corps Morse Writing
>>> When I was studying for my 1st class radiotelegraph Morse tests - 25 wpm
>>> English and 20 groups per minute of cipher groups, I learned Chancery
>>> cursive italic which was a bookhand used in the middle ages by monks who
>>> copied the Bible and other books hour after hour. It was optimized for
>>> legibility and speed.
>>>
>>> http://jp29.org/itintro.htm
>>>
>>> I use a simplified version of the script shown here - with some
>>> modifications - I put a slash through the zero, and I put a foot on the
>>> figure one, and I simplify the capitals removing most of the 
>>> flourishes -
>>> with the strange exception of the capitals of D and R which for some
>>> reason
>>> got used when I serviced a telegram, those letters being my sine.
>>>
>>> I also searched for the fastest ball pen, I found the Write Bros pen at
>>> the
>>> time was fastest. The test I gave was to drag the pen ove paper without
>>> pressure and see if it would write. The Sanford company makes the 
>>> fastest
>>> roller balls these days - uniball, jetstream, vision. Try one you'll 
>>> love
>>> it.
>>>
>>> The research was worth it - I could NOT write 20 wpm clearly before and
>>> the
>>> examiner at the FCC told me that I had very good handwriting - and even
>>> more
>>> importantly, I passed the two Morse receiving tests. Fortunately for me
>>> the
>>> FCC allowed me to do the 25 wpm English sending test with a Vibroplex
>>> bug.
>>> I did the 20 gpm ciphers with a hand key - but they're much easier
>>> because
>>> they don't have groups of fast dots like ESE and so forth that are 
>>> really
>>> hard to send fast!
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> DR
>>>
>>> David Ring, N1EA
>>> -30-
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Henry Mei'l's <meils at get2net.dk> 
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yes, theSG writing style is fine for legibility -- but is it optimal if
>>>> you have to copy at hi speed and don't have a mill at hand?
>>>>
>>>> 73 Henry OZ1uF, Cph.
>>>
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