[High-Speed-CW] LIST ACTIVITY

[Chuck Broadwell, W5UXH]

Looks like my first attempt to send this to the list sent it directly to 
Barry instead of the list, so I am repeating it here just in case anyone 
else has any information on sources of some recordings that might be 
available:
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Barry,

Sorry, not me.  But I do have a question that I have posed to some of 
the European EHSC guys in the past,  with no replies.  I would really 
like to hear a recording of a typical EHSC qso at 60 wpm where they are 
using keyers (as required).  In my 50 years of CW, I have never heard 
anyone send reasonable CW on a paddle above 45 to 50 wpm, and suspect I 
have not really heard proper timing above 45 wpm.  It would really be 
interesting and a pleasure to actually hear properly timed CW from a 
paddle at 50 wpm or higher.

I don't recall what the top sending speeds are in the HST, and am not 
sure if they reach speeds near 50 or not?  Do they make recordings that 
would be available?

I qso daily around 60 wpm, for something like an hour, but only with a 
kbd of course.  I cannot write (or otherwise generate hardcopy) reliably 
at any speed, and am not able to copy random characters (e.g. call 
signs) accurately at any speed either.  On the paddle I can sometimes 
manage reasonable sending error rates in the 35 to 40 wpm range during a 
QSO.  Under competitive pressure, that probably would drop to 20 wpm, 
which is unbearably slow of course!

So, any information on possible sources of audio recordings of decent 
keyer sent QRQ would be of interest.

73,

Chuck, W5UXH
Las Cruces, NM

On 4/27/2011 1:51 PM, Barry wrote:
> As long as I have someone's attention, wonder if any list members are
> interested in participating on the US team in the IARU HST (high speed
> telegraphy) World Championship.  It will take place in Germany in
> October 2011.