[CW] 175 Years Ago Today

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

I'm sorry some jerk walked up to you and insulted you, your family, &c.

What in TAR-NATION are you talking about Joe?

I for one could never do 25 wpm on the FCC maladjusted J-38.  I did
use it to do the 20 GPM code groups for my first class radiotelegraph
test, but I used my Vibroplex and my Royal Empress manual typewriter
with all CAPS and a slashed zero as FCC permitted those for the 20 wpm
test.

When I was younger I could do 20 wpm for a while, I could compress the
spaces and send 23 wpm of shortened space garbage, but I just could
never do  25 wpm.  About 22 was my limit. But not on a bug, 55 was
possible but lots of work.  35 to 40 was a good fast speed but I loved
33 wpm it just was a nice speed.

So what's that about your complaint?  Explain yourself, Brother
Pontek, or I'll call that sexy nurse that's attending you in that VA
hospital and tell her that she's giving you too many volts on that
transdermal patch.

Hope you're OK, dear Joe, old friend.

73

DR

On Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 8:50 PM Joe Pontek Sr <v31jp1957 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> There is not that much difference between 20 & 25WPM and back in the
> days, we all used the FCC's often maladjusted
> J-38 lose on their table for our 20 WPM sending tests.  Is memory loss
> flooding our ranks?  Quite frankly, 20-25 WPM on
> a hand pump is nothing except painful after a bit.  Such is the "DS"
> that walks up to me, insults me, my family or my friends
> without promptly stepping back and probably brags about high speed CW
> and has no clue as to what HS CW is!  Duh!
>
>
> On 6/4/2019 5:21 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
> > Chris NW6V sent me a recording of his doing 25 wpm on a straight key.
>
> --
> Regards, Joe, K8JP/V31JP, Ronnie, Martin & Sidney Pontek
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