[TenTec] ot

[Carl Moreschi]

Dashes are longer than dots, so you will have more time for the same amount
of dashes.  I have used the following fomula for 30 years.

WPM = dots per 2.4 seconds
WPM = dashes per 4.8 seconds

Set your keyer at 20 wpm.  Then use a stop watch in one hand and send a dash
stream with the other.  It will take 4.8 seconds to count 20 dashes.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Bell Mountain
Hays, NC 28635
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N4YG" <n4yg at comcast.net>
To: "TenTec Discussion" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ot


> I made a factor of 2 error in my prior message. I should have said
>
> WPM = Dots per second / 1.2
>
> it then follows that
>
> WPM = Dashes per second / 0.6
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