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

[Les Locklear]

As a young teenager living in England, (dad was a teletype/crypto tech) I 
visited menwith Hill, Chicksands and Bletchley Park many times in the time 
frame (1954-1957) I saw many young GI's sitting talking, drinking coffee, 
smoking cigarettes and typing and copying without missing a 
beat.............different times, different people.

Les Locklear
Gulfport, MS.

'Twas a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank
her for it.

W.C. Fields (1880-1946)


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From: <glwebb at gundluth.org>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] 390s in "I Walk the Line"


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> I was stationed with some pretty good CW ops during my time
> in the Navy.  One of them could copy 40 wpm with his "cans"
> hanging around his neck while talking to you and sipping his
> coffee.   He said the code went in his ears and out his fingers
> without stopping in his brain.   I never even came close to that
> level.  But I did get to where I could "poke" out short  messages on
> a model 28 set for 60 wpm  as fast as it would let me.  Once in a while
> even the 100 wpm machines were pushed.
>
> Gary L. Webb NI9V  CBET
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