"Alun L. Palmer" wrote in message
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If you asked the same question to someone who had only passed 5 wpm and
then, like me, never used it, then I suspect the victim wouldn't make it.
But then in most countries there is NO morse code testing any more, so
there are plenty of hams now who've never learnt atall. For decades there
have been no code VHF hams in most countries anyway.
To "some" extent, I "may" have to disagree. I held a class once for "No Code
Tech" and one of the guys - a man in his 70s asked if he could go for the
code test even though I wasn't teaching code. He said he had learned it
years ago in the service - but may be rusty. Let me tell you - when he was
done testing, he had PERFECT copy. Was he practicing all along? We'll never
know - nor did I ask. He has since passed on. Some people DO have a good
memory and retain quite well. Others - lose things almost immediately if not
used. Some of us, it takes a while to lose it and we usually do.
Lou