Yes Ron,
I am interestd in a copy. Maybe help spark some interest in CW with a few of my
friends.
Tnx Andy, W3LI
> From: rcmcc@embarqmail.com> To: tentec@contesting.com> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008
> 22:37:22 -0500> CC: rcmcc@embarqmail.com> Subject: [TenTec] S. F. B. Morse
> III, W6FZZ on CW speed> > > S. F. B. Morse III, W6FZZ on CW speed> > Friday,
> November 30, 2007 2:14 PM, > on the Ten-Tec list, I wrote,> > > FYI, Samuel
> F. B. Morse III, W6FZZ,> > SFBM's grandson (not great- or
> great-great-grandson)> > was a FB Morse code champion at both the American
> Morse > > (actually Vail) and International codes at about 75 wpm. > > I see
> on QRZ.com that his license was renewed in June 1996 > > and expired June
> 2006. There was > > some sort of update to the QRZ page in March 2006. > > It
> shows an email address. But he must be a SK by now.> > _Somewhere_safe_ I
> have a handwritten letter> > by SFBM III giving some tips on achieving speed>
> >at Morse Code. It was sent to a mutual friend> > [Gil Gray] who gave it to
> me. > >Just gotta remember where "safe" is.> > Well, "safe" turned out to be
> in my folder> of stuff about the APL-JHU's mobile automata> (a.k.a. robots)
> on which I worked in the early 1960s.> Why there?> > I have scanned the
> letter, 2 1/4 pages and the envelope,> and run it through the OCR which
> worked remarkably well> with only a few minor edits needed to restore > the
> digital pages to agree with the paper versions.> I've sent it to John
> Molenda, KB2HUK > and Jim Hanlon, W8KGI> who expressed interest in a copy. >
> Jim mentioned putting it the Antique Wireless Assoc. Journal.> Anyone else?>
> > Thetext file is 32KB in MS Word doc format. > The jpeg image file of the
> envelope is 220KB > and can no doubt be shrunk. > The jpeg page images are
> 1.5MB, 1.8MB and 570KB, > just FYI.> > Cheers, 73,> > Ron McC.> W2IOL> >
> w2iol@arrl.net> > Ronald C. McConnell, PhD> > WGS-84: N 40º 46' 57.9"
> +/-0.1"> W 74º 41' 21.3" +/-0.1"> FN20ps.77GU96 +/-> V +5058 H +1504> >
> <http://home.earthlink.net/~rcmcc> > > > Old dogs can learn new tricks.> They
> just have trouble unlearning old ones.> - Robert J. Welborn > > > >
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