[Elecraft] Fastest: Paddle or Bug

[FrankW8OK@aol.com]

Not totally on topic but here goes.

I was a Radioman First Class for 2 years plus on a destroyer in the Pacific=20
during WWII. I really enjoyed copying "Fox" broadcasts. Fox means "Do Not=20
Respond." We could not break radio silence. They were almost invariably 5=20
letter code groups at 18 WPM or occasionally 20 if the circuits were busy. I=
t=20
was PERFECT code from NPD in Frisca or NPD from Honolulu. It soon became=20
second nature to copy the stuff.=20

We put out a little daily newspaper from IFS, KU, or kWh. It was at 45 WPM=20
and we copied it on a mimeograph stencil. That soon became easy to copy. Som=
e=20
included punctuation, paragraphs, etc.

I have a certificate from the Dayton Hamvention for copying 40 WPM with a=20
pencil. Perfect copy (crossing t's and dotting i's) for 5 minutes. I'm very=20
proud of that certificate.=A0=20

However, I'm now 77 years old and it doesn't come nearly as easy as it did.=20
So be it!

73,

Frank, W8OK
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"No matter what fate or fortune has in store for me, I shall never regret th=
e=20
day I donned the apron of my craft and became a citizen of the Empire of=20
Type"
- Author Unknown.

Frank J. Schwab, W8OK=A0=A0 "CW is an art ... be an artist!"=A0=20
CQ DX Hall of Fame # 33 - Brass Pounder's League - A-1 Operator's Club
Elecraft K2 #2896



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