[CW] Navy RMs?

[George]

As a General Class ham, joined the USN in 1967, then went to RM school in 1968, followed by High Speed Morse Code Operator which I actually just kind of tested out of, and my first duty was on the CW circuits of NAVCOMSTA Japan.  My CW skills actually came in useful when later, aboard LST-1185 (USS Schenectady), our flagship (USS Tripoli) lost comms in the Sea of Japan during our 1971 deployment.  I contacted NDT on one of their S/S (Ship to Shore) CW frequencies, set up a special TTY frequency, and we re-established TTY (Orestes) comms on that frequency.  So, you never know when that CW knowledge can be handy!
George Merkle
N0GM

> On Aug 24, 2019, at 8:45 AM, stan levandowski <sjl219 at optonline.net> wrote:
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> I enlisted in 1966.  Went to BEEP and RM "A" school in San Diego, followed by high speed Morse "C" school.  Went aboard the USS BOXER (LPH-4) and yes, we used Morse, but we used far more encrypted RTTY (KW7s, KLB47s, etc.).  Note:  I got my ticket in '63 and was copying 20 wpm before enlistment; also took typing in high school and had to achieve 60 wpm to pass the course.  So typing CW was pretty much a no brainer for me. My service was probably a rare occurrence -- where the Navy actually used my skills and interests instead of trying to turn me into a Bosun's Mate or a cook or something HI  Stan WB2LQF
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>> On August 24, 2019 at 9:03 AM Dr Jim Kennedy via CW <cw at mailman.qth.net> wrote: 
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>> Alway good to work USN stations and operators.
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>> Served in USCG as a radioman from 1962-68 (also served aboard a Navy ship along coast of Cuba and Latin America AGR-1 for almost a year) used code then. Even got my speed key certificate. Coast Guard started to phase code out in early 70s and eventually gave the “sparks” insignia to IT geeks. 
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>> At RM school we were taught that code should be fast, but readable and accurate were our watch words. Sent most of the TTT and XXX bulletins at about 16 WPM so everybody could copy. Loved the late night watches. 
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>> I later on went to work at a few coast stations on the east coast while in college.  
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>> 73, Doc - K2PHD
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>> Dr. Jim Kennedy
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