[Elecraft] Fastest: Paddle or Bug

Mon Feb 17 22:57:00 2003

Frank -
Thanks for putting this on the reflector - it is really, really interesting!
73/Tim NZ7C
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fastest: Paddle or Bug

Not totally on topic but here goes.

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

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

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

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

73,

Frank, W8OK
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day I donned the apron of my craft and became a citizen of the Empire of
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Frank J. Schwab, W8OK "CW is an art ... be an artist!"
CQ DX Hall of Fame # 33 - Brass Pounder's League - A-1 Operator's Club
Elecraft K2 #2896

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