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October 18th 03, 03:36 PM
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Dick Carroll wrote in message ...
Dan/W4NTI wrote: "Brian" wrote in message om... "Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message thlink.net... "N2EY" wrote in message ... In article , Jack Twilley writes: I can understand why Novice and Technician Plus required five words per minute -- the treaty and all -- but why did General require thirteen words per minute and Amateur Extra twenty words per minute? Is there a real reason? 12 to 13 wpm is generally agreed to be above the speed where things such as "counting dits" work for most people. It's the beginning of the skills which take one to higher speeds 20 wpm derives from the old 1923-24 "Amateur Extra First Class" which chose 20 as double the old 10 wpm standard. It was reintroduced in 1951 when the current Amateur Extra class was created. Both speeds are far below those required of experienced professional Morse operators. 73 de Jim, N2EY One more thing Jim. 20 wpm is above another 'threshold', which is at about 18wpm for most folks. So you gotta know it to do it. Dan/W4NTI Welp Dan, as I strap on my dragon armor and jousting butt-plug, please orient me toward the 1951 anachronism of the 1923 AEFC standard. didididididit. Lets see if you can understand this then; If I want any crap out of you, I will squeeze your head. You'd best just prod him with your keyboard.If you squeeze his head you'll get far more than you expected. Who squeezed your head? |
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