[Elecraft] OT: WÃ~AAA at 60 WPM (Right and Left Handed)

[Bill Tippett]

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Steve Ellington<n4lq at carolina.rr.com> wrote:

> Typical. He's got the speed set for 60 wpm but leaving huge gaps between
> characters so he's really going about 35 WPM. I doubt if anyone can actually
> send 60 wpm for any length of time on a paddle.

Sending at true 60 WPM levels is definitely World Class territory.
The following have been converted into equivalent WPM from CPM
(characters per minute) at the 2007 High Speed Telegraphy championship
in Belgrade, Serbia:

Category       Letters   Numbers   Mixed (WPM)

Top Male       62          84            61
Top Female   64          77            63

60 groups of 5 random characters (letters, numbers or mixed) are sent
per test, so the test lasts ~60 seconds at 60 WPM for letters.

Most competitors use single-lever paddles, most are home brew and they
rosin their hands beforehand just like gymnasts.

If you browse the photos below, you'll see a lot of very young kids!
The old East Block countries have no shortage of young CW ops coming
along...too bad we can't say the same.

http://picasaweb.google.com/hstwch2007/

73,  Bill  W4ZV