Not sure I agree. I can send 25 WPM with a decent straight key and 30-35 with a good iambic paddle. However, I can only comfortably copy 15 WPM. I have a lot of trouble with stations that just need to send at 20 WPM. I just can't quite manage that speed.
Doug -- K0DXV k8dd. wrote: > dw wrote: > >> What's the general consensus? >> Is it logical to assume that a person's CW sending speed approximates >> their copy speed? >> > > > Not necessarily. I believe most people can receive CW faster than they > can send CW manually - keyer, bug or straight key. Although when they > first start the opposite is probably true. > > 73 Hank K8DD > > ____________________________________________________________ > GET FREE 5GB EMAIL - Check out spam free email with many cool features! > Visit http://www.inbox.com/email to find out more! > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
