[GreenKeys] What speed is my machine?

[Doug Jackson]

Is somebody able to explain the relationship between words per minute and
bits per second?

It obviously depends on 5 bit vs 8 bit, and some standard associated with
the length of an average word.

On Fri, 31 Jan 2025, 11:43 am Harold Hallikainen via GreenKeys, <
greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Very good! I did not see that gear list. To actually talk to someone,
> Steve probably needs to get a different set of gears to do 60 wpm.
>
> Steve, if you'd like to test what you have, I could make another NYT feed
> at 67 wpm (50 baud). Let me know if you'd like that. I could probably do
> it by tomorrow.
>
> Harold
>
>
> On Thu, January 30, 2025 4:32 pm, William Wuttke wrote:
> > Steve,
> > Looks like 67 wpm, 50 baud.
> >
> > see:   https://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/tty/14_15_28%20GEARS.pdf
> >
> > Good Luck!
> > Bill
> > KE3BK
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM steve bennett via GreenKeys <
> > greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> >> GKs,
> >>
> >>  Can anyone help identify what speed I am running?
> >>
> >> Sychronous motor 1800RPM
> >> Motor gear 10 teeth
> >> Main shaft gear 39 teeth.
> >>
> >> (10/39) * 1800 =~ 462 characters/minute
> >>
> >> Then divide chars by five is about 92 WPM?
> >>
> >> -Steve
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