[Elecraft] 20 WPM

[Vic K2VCO]

Doug Smith wrote:

> The first time I took the 2nd Telegraph my steely eyed examiner was a
> very nice woman (Seattle office).  I showed up to take the exam with an
> electronic keyer and she laughed at me and said I could set that aside
> and use their hand key if I wanted to take the exam.  

I've told this story before, but it's worth repeating. I took my extra 
in New York, with the famous examiner (his name was 'Finkelstein' or 
similar) who had a cigar permanently attached to his mouth.

I took the 20 wpm cw test in a big room, filled mostly with applicants 
for commercial tickets. I brought my elaborate homebrew keyer (multiple 
6SN7's). He let me use it, but after he had heard enough he sneaked 
around behind me and pulled the plug. Luckily I was too young to have a 
heart attack.
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco