Jeff wrote:
>How was the speed determined for a sending test All one could do is estimate the speed, and maybe send a little faster than what the threshold was. There was nothing wrong with sending faster than the requirement. Similar to the receiving test which required perfect copy for at least one minute out of five, one had five minutes to send at or above the required speed, with at least one minute without error. My examiner let me send for about a minute and a half before indicating a pass on each of the two Morse exams. He had to be just estimating the sending speed...there wasn't any way (or real need) to precisely measure it back then. BTW, for many people the 16 wpm random code group receiving test was far harder to pass than the 20 wpm plain language test. Five errors during the five minute session, spread out just right, could prevent getting the 80 consecutive correct random characters. Unlike plain language, one couldn't fill in for missed characters. However, many/most professional operators find random code groups at high speed to be very easy...the sound comes in and the fingers hit the right key on the mill without conscious mental effort. 73, Mike / KK5F _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
