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[John T. Turner]

I think WPM would be equal to Dashes Per Second/0.8 rather than /1.2,  
since the standard dash to dot ratio is 3:1.

John ND0N


On 09 Jan 2008, at 1746, N4YG wrote:

> You will find that there are several methods of specifying CW  
> speed. I use the definition that you will find in ARRL handbooks,  
> the current one and those dating back several 10's of years. It is  
> quite simple
>
> Words Per Minute(WPM) = Dots Per Second / 2.4
>
> This assumes that the duration of dashes is 3 times the duration of  
> a dot and that the duration of a space is the same as the duration  
> of a dash.
>
> It follows then that the speed can also be found from the number of  
> dashes per second
>
> WPM = Dashes Per Second /1.2
>
> So if you want to find the speed, send a string of dashes and count  
> the number in a 5-second period and divide that number by 6.
>
> Joe, N4YG
>
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