[QCWA] Fastest CW Opr Ever???

[Troy,W6HV]

Joe,
 
Are you thinking of T.R. McElroy?
 "He set the all-time, still-unbroken official record of 75.2 words per 
minute in 1939 (corrected to today's 25-dot word standard, that would be 
72.2 wpm)." (http://www.artifaxbooks.com/mcelroy.htm)
 I have two of his "bugs".
73,
Troy, W6HV


Joseph Fenn wrote:
> If I remember correctly an American held the fastest code speed record.
> Cant remember his name but believe his top speed was in the 70's
> approximately.    I often wished I could have reached that speed but
> my top during and after WW2 was about 45 wpm.   Anyone on QCWA
> remember who the guy was???
>                      Joe
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