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Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:53:12 -0500
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Subject: Re: [CW] US Navy training speeds - "quals" and performance standards
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Graduated from Radio School in San Diego in 1968.  As I remember (long time a=
go!) to graduate RM's only had to send and receive 18 wpm.  (I actually then=
 went to High Speed Morse Code school for a few weeks but quickly tested out=
, so I'm guessing that speed was only 25-30 wpm.)   Subsequently I was stati=
oned at NAVCOMSTA Japan for 2 years and sat on a Ship to Shore CW circuit; i=
f one qualified at 30wpm+ and sat on the circuit for a full year, they were g=
ifted a free Vibroplex Speed Key.  However, I opted to move on to TTY / Ores=
tes because I found that more interesting, although CW with the USNS ships w=
as very enjoyable, several invited me down to visit when they were in port Y=
okosuka.  Those merchant ships had lots of chirpy transmitters!

> On Mar 27, 2023, at 3:50 PM, Chris R. NW6V <chrisrut7@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Greetings group.
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> To be clear - my admiration of Navy radiomen is extreme - I was raised by a=
 Navy radioman (Chief Warrant Office 4) and he had me copying and sending 18=
 WPM code groups fast when I was 11 years old. =20
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> Anyway, a fellow recently claimed that in 1986, in the Navy "International=
 Morse Code Operator School," he and other students had to be able to SEND a=
t 28 WPM on a straight key.=20
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> 28 WPM on an SK could win championships - I managed 26 WPM on mixed groups=
 (in a contest), and it required months of training and was very demanding. I=
 suspect the fellow is suffering from memory magnifications (the fish we cat=
ch - and the ones that get away - both grow larger as time passes). My recol=
lection is that the RM3 rating required closer to 18 than 28.
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> But I prefer facts to recollections. So, a couple of questions.=20
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> 1. Do any of you know or have access to the actual  "quals" or "performanc=
e standards" for the Navy schools or ratings?=20
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> 2. Do you know the requirements to be issued a "speed key" certificate? My=
 understanding is that there was no official requirement, but that it was do=
ne somewhat ad hoc on a unit-by-unit basis.
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> Thanks for the bandwidth.
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> 73 Chris NW6V
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