Los Angeles, early 1953: They used a 2-hole tape reader. Big thing,
smelled of oil, sat in a tin tray next to the examiner's desk. Used a
tach on the motor shaft to indicate speed on a gauge that looked exactly
like a pressure gauge on a steam locomotive. Very imposing and
intimidating, and the Examiner [wearing a green eyeshade] told me to sit
right next to it. :-(
6 months later, same machine at 13 WPM, and 2 years after that at 20 and
25 WPM for the Extra and 2T. Same Examiner too.
I think the MHRS [KPH/KSM crowd at Point Reyes] uses the same kind
[Boehme?], I've seen it at Pacificon a couple of times. Even 60 years
later, seeing it still gave me a sinking spell.
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Sparks NV DM09dn
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the Cal QSO Party 7-8 Oct 2017
- www.cqp.org
On 11/1/2016 3:53 AM, gn525--- via Elecraft wrote:
FCC Detroit office, early 70’s. The punch tape code sending machine
had issues, very warbly. I still passed.
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