A bit of "Believe It Or Not".
As a very young 17 year old, and couple of years after I was first
licensed, I was approached by a LT in the local Naval Reserve and
asked if I wouldn't like to join his unit. After a hesitation on my
part, he explained that he needed someone to each his Radiomen the
Morse code and theory. After more hesitation, he proposed that he
could enlist me at an above the entry level rate, and as a 3rd Class
Petty Officer. I really was not familiar with Navy enlisted ranking,
but it sounded better than as a Seaman. So I accepted.
I was tasked teaching much older(>17) and lower ranked Radiomen,
Morse code, via using a typewriter for copying. It was a learning
experience for me, as I found this method much easier to learn, than
by writing down the words and messages by hand. It seemed as if the
code characters went directly from the ears to the typing fingers,
totally bypassing any pondering in the brain.
Chuck, W7CS
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