Bill Sohl wrote:
"K=D8HB" wrote in message
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"K4YZ" wrote
I guess the fact that the Morse guys did it faster and
with 100% accuracy doesn't account for anything, eh?

Doesn't account for much!
It's kind of like a speed contest between a turtle and a snail ---
mildly
interesting, but inconsequential when comparing them to the speed
of a
cheetah.
de Hans, K0HB

Hans has it nailed pretty much. The value of the Leno
Sjow contest was the publicity for ham radio. Beyond
that, it was just a mildly interesting win for the hams.
Other than that, what else does the morse vs text
messaging contest win "account for"?

Cheers,
Bill K2UNK

Bill, are you and Hans trying to tell me that scores and scores of
youthful white males aren't going to go out and nail the 5aka13-15WPM
Farnsworth exam at the next Hamfest???

I'm inclined to agree. What were they thinking???