[R-390] 390s in "I Walk the Line"

[Steve Hobensack]

I was a cw op in the Navy in Germany in the late sixties. There was a 
copying contest on typewriters for good military cw ops across Europe. (I 
was not a competitor) Seems the fastest man copied around 58 groups (5 
letter random) per minute.  Did you see the cw ability contest in QST 
magazine, nov. pg57?  Young Eastern European ladies and girl hams did better 
than the men.  Winning speed 147 wpm. Unbelievable !
....Steve...N8YE

Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:08:52 -0500
From: Roy Morgan <roy.morgan at nist.gov>
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At 12:50 AM 11/21/2005, Les Locklear wrote:
>He was a high speed morse intercept operator in the Air Force. I
believe
>he was stationed at Chicksands.


Interesting.  The most capable CW operator/contester that I know is a
member of the U.S. Navy Band - he plays trombone and similar.  'Seems as
if
musicians have a knack for the code.

Roy