"Ryan, KC8PMX" wrote in message
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Just wanted to know why 13 was some type of magic number.

Thanks,

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Also there is some evidence that once one has reached the 13wpm level, they
will not forget it even if they don't use. They might grow rusty and become
slow. But it stays in the brain, ready to be called upon. See the book
"The Art and Skill of Radiotelegraphy," which is available for free
downloading from the internet. The author deliberately chose to make this
available to the public for free so that there is no copyright infringement
involved.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE



Because, for most people, the speed of 13 WPM meant you could ACTUALLY
COPY
Morse Code.

For most folks, up to about 12 WPM you could copy it and NOT actually
know
it.

Most countries in the world required 12 WPM. The US Military only
wanted
10
Groups per minute. Groups meaning 5 letter 'groups' in a 1 minute
period.

That help?

Dan/W4NTI