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June 6th 06, 07:47 AM
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Roger wrote: On 21 May 2006 23:36:10 -0700, wrote: dang ugly... Slopsville. The keyboards could kick back and type about any CW speed with perfect sending. A decent typist can go over 100 wpm+. There are few people who can type that fast. However on CW you type your response while listening to the other station so the transmission speed can be well above your typing speed. Heck, my mother who was a legal secretary could go well over 100 wpm. On the old selectrics, I think she probably did 120-140+ wpm. She made very few mistakes too. About like a typing machine.. I don't like responding while the other person is sending. At 55-60 wpm, it could lead to some mistakes in copy.. :/ I do that on RTTY, PSK31, but not CW. When I worked faster CW, I listened mostly in my head, and only wrote down the important stuff like call, name.. But I sent normally using a bencher paddle. I don't really use it like a squeeze keyer either. More like an automatic bug. I side slap and rarely use the squeeze method to make letters. I'm still using the same bencher I have had for at least 20+ years.. Guess I'm getting my moneys worth.. I have a homebrew keyer that was built at the same time, and it still works too..  MK |
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