[QCWA] McElroy

[Bob West]

I'm not sure WHO counts code speed that way.

For the purpose of Amateur VE exams we count 5 characters as
one word. The letters count as one, the digits, punctuation,
and prosigns count as 2. Nothing about spaces.
73
Bob WA8YCD
WV QCWA Chapter #30

Norm Gertz wrote:
> Mark........you can check this out I'm sure but my recollection is that 
> code speed is measured by characters and spaces ;  some characters 
> longer than others.
> Typing speed is measured by word count.
> 
> 73   Norm   K1AA
> 
> 
> From: "W1EOF" <w1eof at hamnutz.com>
> To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 1:35 PM
> Subject: RE: [QCWA] McElroy
> 
> 
>> Hi Norm -
>>
>>> He probably could type even faster than 150.  All the operators
>>> at WAR in WWII could type over 100 wpm.....typing speed is
>>> measured differently.
>>
>>
>> I don't understand what you mean by that, especially the second part 
>> of the
>> last sentence.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Mark W1EOF
>>
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73,

Bob WA8YCD

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