[Elecraft] CW recognition

[Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604]

IIRC, we were pre-sorted by an aptitude test in boot camp before
assignment, so if you went to that training, you'd already shown some
ability to copy.  Me, when I took that test, I lost badly.  I did get
a Novice while in AT school, and many years later sweated blood to get
up to 13WPM for HF privileges.  And I'm useless at CW.

I was honorman in my AT classes, and later, when a bunch of us,
including the shop CPO, studied for the FCC exams, I was the one who
explained much to others, and walked away from the tests with a 1st
Radiotelephone.

73, doug  ATN2 1965-9

   Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 20:11:44 -0400
   From: "DAVID LEDUC" <n1ix at verizon.net>

   I was a radioman in the Navy back in the late 60's. We copied 5 character
   groups so there was very little comprehension. I was totally immersed in CW
   during radioman school and at the end of 6 months could copy 26 WPM. I was
   the top man in the class but got beat out for first place by a WAVE. 
   I wish that I could remember the method that they used to teach code. Most
   of the people in the class learned to copy code so it did work.
   I went almost 30 years without copying a single "dit" when I got back into
   the hobby. It took me a month to get back up to 20+ wpm.

   Dave N1IX