[CW] Morse Copy

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Ron wrote:


20 or 30 years ago two nice young fellers (they looked to be in their late
> 20s) "copied"
> 98+ wpm (and a we bit more) in a test, as I recall, at a Miami or West Palm
> Beach HAMfest,copying by
> typing onto a Apple IIC with the “Keyboard” switch to select between QWERTY
> and Dvorak layout) using
> the "Dvorak keyboard option."  The file so created was printed onto paper
> and graded.
> Their pictures (with the graded printouts) and the story appeared in the
> magazine "Florida Skip."
> --
>    Ron KA4INM - I'm proud to be Chuck's pop!


Ron,


How was the copy done?  I have heard conflicting reports about this.

Was it sent for five minutes with standard spacing and element formation
like the FCC examinations?

Or was it sent as a burst with ten seconds in between?

Both abilities are valuable and worthy of praise!  One is a sprinter and the
other a long distance runner.

To get across the battlefield to throw a grenade at a machine nest you want
a sprinter, and to run seven miles behind the battle lines when all
communication is out, you want a long distance runner.

Anyone have any information?

Who is the best Morse Sprinter?  Who is the best Morse Long Distance Runner?

73

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