Personal best of 38 wpm, baby--in transliterated Arabic, with 5-digit code
groups sent in cut numbers just to keep it interesting! That was with a
typewriter. I could do between 20 & 25 with a pencil. Happily, my skills have
lagged, though every now and then I'll catch a snatch of code somewhere and
nearly flip out.
Bob "Samuel Foxtrot Bravo Morse" Whitmire
Sent from my iPhone 6s Plus. This is a perfect mobile device. Any perceived
errors in spelling, grammar, or logic are figments of your imagination.
> On Apr 12, 2016, at 9:55 AM, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Orin.
>
> It's a hobby that I'm really enjoying again after almost 30 years.
> Fortunately, something in the back of my mind told me to keep my license
> current all those years, so I was able to keep my callsign and the just
> upgrade when the time finally came. Learning code was tough for me at
> first, but I passed both the 5wpm Novice test and then both the 13wpm
> General and 21wpm Extra. However I haven't used it since 1980, so I'm
> really rusty. Will work on getting my skills back up to a usable level.
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