[Elecraft] Off-Topic: CW sending vs. recieving speed

[.k8dd.]

Well, in my case it took a few years - and then around 35 wpm or so the 
receiving speed passed the sending speed.

73    Hank    K8DD



Doug Person wrote:
> Not sure I agree.  I can send 25 WPM with a decent straight key and 
> 30-35 with a good iambic paddle.  However, I can only comfortably copy 
> 15 WPM. I have a lot of trouble with stations that just need to send at 
> 20 WPM.  I just can't quite manage that speed.
> 
> Doug -- K0DXV
> 
> k8dd. wrote:
>> dw wrote:
>>   
>>> What's the general consensus?
>>> Is it logical to assume that a person's CW sending speed approximates
>>> their copy speed?
>>>     
>>
>> Not necessarily.  I believe most people can receive CW faster than they 
>> can send CW manually - keyer, bug or straight key.  Although when they 
>> first start the opposite is probably true.
>>
>> 73    Hank    K8DD
>>