[GreenKeys] What speed is my machine?

[Jim W7RY]

I know that 60 WPM is 45.45 baud.


73

Jim W7RY


On 1/30/2025 7:07 PM, Doug Jackson via GreenKeys wrote:
>
> 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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