Fw: Re: [Milsurplus] RS-6 Radio use

[D C Macdonald]

When I went through Navigator training
in 1961, all students had to be able to do
5 wpm.  I sort of doubt that any 20 wpm
requirement existed for aircrew other than
the radio op (if even that).


Mac, K2GKK/5



----Original Message Follows----
From: michael tyler <michaeltylerwv at yahoo.com>
To: Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: Fw: Re: [Milsurplus] RS-6 Radio use
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:26:01 -0800 (PST)

  a SK ham friend of mine was in WWII as a fighter
pilot....he told me that Pilots were require to be
able to send and receive 20 words per minute.....also
new a fellow that was a bomber pilot in WWII he told
me the same thing.....I wonder if this
continued?..mike
--- W4AWM at aol.com wrote:

 > One thing everyone has failed to point out here is
 > that probably the only
 > person with a knowledge of Morse Code on these
 > aircraft was the radio operator.
 > The pilot and co-pilot may have some knowledge due
 > to receiving instrument
 > airport identifiers which, to my knowledge, are
 > still transmitted in Morse. If the
 > radio op became incapacitated, the survivors would
 > have had a tough time
 > since the
 >  RS-6 was a CW only rig.
 >
 > Need I say more about CW being placed in the
 > circular file as far as much, if
 > not all of the military establishment is concerned?
 >
 > 73,
 >
 > John,  W4AWM
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
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michael tyler  ......wa8ywo....Richwood,WV
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