[GreenKeys] Piece in the paper today

[Jeffrey Angus]

On 4/5/2011 9:39 PM, Jeffrey Angus wrote:
> When in a round table with others on RTTY back in the '70s, I would
> "type ahead" with the tape punch, then since I could type at around
> 45 WPM conversationally, I could usually hold up my end of the
> round table at a solid 60 WPM. I'd keep an eye on the buffer, (i.e.
> the tape loop) and when it got close to the end, I'd sign over to the
> next guy.
By the way, for those of you with a math gene....

That means worst case is I'd have to type 150 words in advance
before I'd hit the TD and start transmitting. Then maintain 45
WPM (for the next 450 words) to make it to 10 minutes without
any gaps in the tape.

This way it would appear that I'm typing a solid 60 WPM for the
entire 10 minute period that I hit the "Latch to bore" switch on
the transmitter.

145.85 MHz, AM AFSK on 2 meters. Those were the days. ;-)

Sadly, now a days, seems all I hear in a QSO is the 5-6 pre-canned
macros and it's 73 es tnx for the qso.

Jeff-1.0
wa6fwi