[Elecraft] Re: Human CW copy speed

[Fred Jensen]

FWIW:  Officially (whatever that means), history records that the Morse 
code plain text receiving champion is Ted McElroy, of tape 
perforator/keyer and bug fame at 75.?? WPM, counting 5 chars as a word. 
  (Urban?) legend has it that he was standing as the test began and the 
code began blasting forth.  He chatted for a minute or two, lighted a 
cigarette, and finally sat down at the mill.  He pounded out the copy, 
and continued pounding for several minutes after the test stopped. 
Obviously, if the legend is true, Ted had a good memory.  I think this 
all took place in the '30s.

 > and I'm in "the zone" (glass of wine helps), I can copy
 > 50 in my head.

2 or 3 glasses of wine and I can copy several hundred WPM in my head. 
Just don't ask me to tell you what was sent.

Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw
K2/100 #4398
KX1 #897

wayne burdick wrote:
> 107 WPM?? I knew he was fast, but wow.
> 
> On a really good day, when I've had lots of sleep, the kids are in 
> another state, and I'm in "the zone" (glass of wine helps), I can copy 
> 50 in my head. Don't ask me to write it down, though....
> 
> 107! Sheesh.
> 
> Wayne
> N6KR