[CW] New RadioTelegraph Operator License- and other codes

Wed May 22 15:47:49 EDT 2013

I went the army route in 1961 at Ft Devens,MA.  I could not type so when I
passed 18WPM using a pencil I had to  move to a mill.  4 hours a day typing
practice and 2 hours trying to copy on the mill. (the keys on the practice
mills were blank).  I was able to get to 30WPM by the end of the course.
The Army incentive plan worked very well.  ( I enjoyed going home on
weekends).

Joe K2UF 

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From: cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
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Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:20 PM
To: CW Reflector
Subject: Re: [CW] New RadioTelegraph Operator License- and other codes

You think maybe today they would input your transmit thru a program such as
CW Get, in order to copy you?   Maybe the computer gives out a blaster alarm
when it sees them pass?  hehe

As a civilian govt employee, I took some loooong  code tests:  We didnt get
to copy just one minute perfect copy.  It had to be one minute for each
additional 10 wpm we were copying.  In other words 5 full minutes of perfect
copy at 50 wpm   .  Of course, by that point, it was all done on a MILL.
Just going from 30 wpm to 40, for instance meant 3.2 minutes for 32 wpm:
3.8 minutes for 38 wpm.  Then  4.8 minutes for 48 wpm, etc.  We might copy
half an hour or more, screwing one letter up, within our time period, and at
the point, it started all over again.  

  In the army, it was the same standard as FCC testing - just one minute at
whatever speed you were going for.  Believe me, that was much easier.  

  I used to love giving code tests to students, such as Scouts.  I taught,
my sending by hand, and just having them copy what I sent.  After they got
pretty good copy, I started them over and sent for about 5 minutes, and then
took their "practice" papers, and usually found at least one minute perfect
copy in there.  I then told them they had just taken the test, and passed.
Much less pressure that way.  Did the same thing a couple years ago, when
Scouting came back out with the Signaling Merit Badge, for a one year
period, celebrating our 10tth anniversary.  That one, and 4 more badge had
been dropped 3 decades ago.   Oh, and just saw the requirements for a brand
new  Merit Badge " Signs, Signa n   Take a look at this blog, which tells us
all the new changes and additions to the Merit Badge list.  It aint your
grandpapas list (nor mine)
http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/merit-badge-calendar/

 <mailto:n1ea at arrl.net> D.J.J. Ring, Jr.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:43 PM

Joe,

I don't think he was messing with you.  I think you got just 50 to 64
characters in a row followed by another equal patch of good copy - it
happened ALL the time.  Remember you needed  13 wpm x5 letters per word =65
characters in a row to pass.

When doing code tests as VEC, I'd correct a paper and let's say for 20 wpm
where you needed 100 characters in a row, I'd see 80 in a row, then another
80 then another 80 etc.  You'd sometimes see five errors in five minutes or
500 characters - which is a score of  99% correct but still because the
error came at character #100, the applicant did not get 100 characters in a
row.

I think your messy handwriting happened right where "passing" was or the
"bridge" between to really long perfect copy portions - I've seen that
hundreds of times.

The FCC guys were generally decent, there were exceptions but usually the
EIC got rid of the jerks.

v73

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 <mailto:n1ea at arrl.net> D.J.J. Ring, Jr.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:42 AM

They also test English at 20 wpm and code groups at 16 wpm, one full minute
without error out of five minutes sent.

I had FCC Engineer-in-Charge make me send 25 wpm on the hand key as required
but he kept me sending for nearly the full five minutes.  Years later I
found out he did not know Morse.  Boy did he make me sweat.

73

David N1EA

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