The speed using dashes is
WPM = dashes in 4.8 seconds (not 1.2)
Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Bell Mountain
Hays, NC 28635
----- Original Message -----
From: "N4YG" <n4yg@comcast.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ot
> 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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