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Re: [TenTec] Eliminating CW as a License Requirement

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Eliminating CW as a License Requirement
From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj@storm.weather.net>
Reply-to: geraldj@storm.weather.net,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:05:13 -0600
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On Wed, 2006-12-20 at 04:33 +0000, Larry L. Laflamme wrote:
> >
> > > You propose 10 wpm. If you want to work me on CW you will have to copy
> > > faster because I can't send that SLOW even by my hand key. Actually at
> > > 10 wpm you can still count dots and dashes, it takes 13 and above (which
> > > is why that magic number for licenses in the past) to change from
> > > counting to character recognition.
> >
> > I guess you never worked any novices.............
> 
> "...Your CW is no problem to copy.  All I have to do is get out my pencil
> and
> write the letters down as they come in.  I have to do that for slower
> code.  Once it gets up to 15 or 20 WPM, I can copy it in my head no
> problem.  If it is too slow, I forget the letters before the end of the
> word...Jack  KA2SJG"
> 
> Worked one today...I am rusty with CW and send about 10WPM with straight
> key(my copy speed), and he had to work to copy me; we both had to write the
> copy down...slow?yes!fun?Yes
> Larry, N!SHM
> 
I have to work to get down to ten wpm. I'd much rather rattle along
about 18 or 20 but I can peak close to 30 with a good straight key.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

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