I picked up a pen at the "Hamsexy" booth at Dayton that said "20 WPM Code
Pen". It didn't help. :-) So, I gave it to a friend who is hoping
the FCC will eliminate the code requirement, but is studying for the 5
WPM test anyway. I told him now he couldn't use a 'writing' excuse.
73, Duane
On Sat, 27 May 2006 14:15:34 -0600 "jack" <jfriend31@comcast.net> writes:
> boy have you got that right, Duane!
> i can't imagine writing down faster than 20 wpm as that was about as
> fast as
> i could write when i took the Extra exam some years ago. that was
> when i was
> much younger too!
> jack
> ak7o
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa@juno.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Cc: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 2:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Mobile CW
>
>
> > It just amazes me how a thread on this reflector can start on one
> subject
> > and morph into another! That said, it also amazes me when someone
> claim
> > to copy faster than 20 WPM and isn't copying in their head. How
> does
> > that work? I can't write faster than 20m wpm, and even that is
> pushing
> > it a bit. Doing mobile CW can only be done with head copy. For
> me 25-35
> > wpm range works fine. Oh well, guess I'm contributing to
> continuing
> > morph of this thread!
> >
> > By the way, getting back to the original question, from all the
> responses
> > I got on mobile paddles, I asked both on the CTDXCC and TenTec
> reflectors
> > and got the most positive responses on the Palm Mini-Paddle
> (available
> > through Milestone Technologies - www.morsex.com - enter that one
> > carefully!). I've ordered one to check it out. Positive features
> were
> > small size making it easy to mount, and adjustable spring
> tensioning and
> > spacing on each paddle individually. I should be able to adjust
> it for
> > good sending - I hope.
> >
> > 73, Duane
> >
> > --------------------------------------
> > Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> > Austin, Texas
> >
> > http://www.ac5aa.com
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