[Elecraft] Morse on the Tonight Show, Tonight, Friday the 13th

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Tom N0SS wrote:

Hi Buddy:

I suspect you don't know K7JA, who has, for the past 30+ years, been one of 
the WORLD'S TOP CW CONTEST OPS!  Chip can run 'em at 40-45 WPM just as 
easily as he can run 'em at 25 WPM. And, I'll bet, that if Ken's been 
Chip's contesting 'partner', he's no slouch either.

It' s just that they were sending at a speed reasonable enough to fully 
ensure 100 percent copy regardless of the amount of background QRM.
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That explains a lot, but it doesn't alter the fact that they were not
sending at anything most operators would consider QRQ.

I was impressed that Ken could copy through the racket. I could, but then I
wasn't there with all the echoes and distractions, not to mention having my
reputation on the line to win the contest <G> 

That would have qualify as at least as stressful as any FCC code exam I sat
through, Amateur or commercial! 

Ron AC7AC