I was another victim of palmer method.  Still have decent handwriting.  Cursive was standard for telegraph operators before typewriters (or wireless).  
FWIW Ted McElroy was a champion typist as well as holding the speed record for Morse. 



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-------- Original message --------
From: "Chris R. NW6V" <[email protected]>
Date: 2/16/23 1:42 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: CW Reflector <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [CW] Fast Paper Copy of Morse WT (CW)

My dad taught me that Navy way of printing when I was 11, and I was up to 18 WPM copy and send before I turned 12. 

But printing limited me to about 20 WPM. And I was never good at printing - it was ugly, but readable. That sums it up now, too. Ugly. and just barely readable.   I didn't learn to type until decades later - and never for taking code. Obviously, I never worked as a pro.

As for script writing - every kid in my grammar school back in the 50s had to go through rigorous script handwriting training - endless pages of perfect overlapping circles and the like. And I was the ONLY kid in nun's living memory who never made it into the "Palmer Penmanship Club." 

I was a disgrace at ABCs. Buy pretty darn good on a straight key...

73 Chris NW6V





On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 6:34 PM 1oldlens1 <[email protected]> wrote:
I think you will find that navy method is also the army method and was copied by both from ARRL books of the  1930's. In fact several military training manuals are modified ARRL publications.  The block capitals are very readable but are limited to around 15 WPM. I am sure there many who can write then faster.  Small letter printing of the sort used in drafting is considerably faster and less fatiguing,  but for those of who learned prooer cursive writing it ts much the fastest.  But even many who were taught it in Grammer school don't do it right and wind up with hen scratches.



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-------- Original message --------
From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <[email protected]>
Date: 2/15/23 5:34 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: CW Reflector <[email protected]>
Subject: [CW] Fast Paper Copy of Morse WT (CW)

What do you think about fast writing of CW (WT) on paper?
What do you think about fast writing of CW (WT) on paper?

What is the best handwriting method to write fast?

The late Chuck Adams, K7QO offered great advice, but "always" the fastest writing is cursive is not one of them.

Some of my students could use modified printing and print faster than most could write. I was stunned when I saw him do it, then others started doing it.

I used a modified script, like Italic with a "swung E" like a Greek like their lower case epsilon, but more like a W sideways. Or a C with a line through it. (-

The Army system for printing is very good.
You will find it in this book on page 66.:
https://archive.org/details/Tm11-459_676/page/n65/mode/2up

AF2Z uploaded the whole Signal Corps Morse recording set here: https://archive.org/details/U.S._Armed_Forces_Institute_Basic_Radio_Code_ca1942

73
DR




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