"N2EY" wrote

Even further back (70 years) the old Class A required a year's
experience.

Everything old is new again.

Even further back (in 1919) the old Amateur First Grade was required to pass
a 10WPM test in Continental Morse

Even even further back (in 1913) the old Amateur First Grade was required to
pass a 5WPM test in Continental Morse

Even even even further back (in 1912) the old Amateur First Grade "must be
able to transmit and receive in Continental Morse, but no speed rate will be
prescribed." (Presumably 1 word per fortnight was sufficient.)

Everything old is new again.

Sunuvagun!

de Hans, K0HB

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 01:52:26 GMT, K=D8HB wrote:

Even further back (in 1919) the old Amateur First Grade was required to=
pass
a 10WPM test in Continental Morse

Even even further back (in 1913) the old Amateur First Grade was requir=
ed to
pass a 5WPM test in Continental Morse

Even even even further back (in 1912) the old Amateur First Grade "must=
be
able to transmit and receive in Continental Morse, but no speed rate wi=
ll be
prescribed." (Presumably 1 word per fortnight was sufficient.)

Wasn't "Continental Morse" the contemporary name for what we now
call "International Morse", as distinguished from "American Morse" ?

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

"Phil Kane" wrote

Wasn't "Continental Morse" the contemporary name for what we now
call "International Morse", as distinguished from "American Morse" ?

That's correct.

73, de Hans, K0HB