Oops her is the site that has the file - sorry
Tom
http://www.kkn.net/~n6tv/Text_vs_Morse_Leno_2005_05_13.wmv
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom McCulloch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ken Miller, K6CTW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] More Clarifications on the Tonight Show - from K6CTW
Ken,
Cool, really, really cool! Great job.
Those guys text messaging mentioned that they set the record by sending
about 160 characters in just under a minute. That comes to about 32 wpm,
not counting wherever it goes to get relayed around.
Here is site that has a file of the segment...forwarded to me by Jeff
WB5GWB in our local group.
Thanks agn.
Tom WB2QDG
K2 1103
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Miller, K6CTW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 1:14 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] More Clarifications on the Tonight Show - from K6CTW
*A few more points for clarification: When my XYL, Connie, originally
answered the call, at my home, from the producers of the show, she
explained that I operated both codes and that I considered myself to be a
good but not exceptional operator. However, she is the one who "sold" the
producers that the skit could work. She also did a VERY credible job of
explaining Morse telegraphy and the radio code and its uses. (You all
might think to send her a thanks too as without her, this would never
have happened [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) When they contacted me later
that afternoon, I explained that my wife was correct, I am a competent CW
and Morse operator. Your point is interesting in that they did try and
get the fastest text messengers they could fly in. I did however explain
that if the Tonight Show folks had been able to get the equivalent world
record holder in CW to do this, it would have been at almost TRIPLE the
speed we were going at. The reason, as I have explained before, that we
worked at about 28 or so wpm is that this is the fastest speed that I can
make nice readable copy with a pencil as they did not have the ability to
let me use a typewriter for copy (and I thought they were going to do a
camera shot of my copy for verification). Also, since we did not have the
time to set up headphones, I just added some extra volume for me, had the
stage folks cut my mike (to prevent feedback and overload) and copied off
of the speaker. To re-emphasize the point, I'm just an average CW op who
occasionally operates the CW SS QRP, whith my K2 of course, and really
enjoys CW, and traffic handling. By the way, the radios used were Chip's
not from Yaesu and the backup radios were from HRO. 73, Ken, K6CTW *
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